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This is a scary reality that is closer to happening than many of us think.
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- Nov 2020
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By 2030, we are likely to be able to build machines, inquantity, a million times as powerful as the personal computers of today
This is crazy to think, what will humanity do with that power?
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Kaczynski's dystopian vision describes unintended consequences, a well-known problemwith the design and use of technology, and one that is clearly related to Murphy's law
So this is saying that no matter how hard we try to stop it, technological progress, no matter how ethical or unethical, is inevitable?
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conscious thinking plays little or no role in quick orhabitual decisions and actions.
In longer decisions however, it does, as we know from Libet's free won't argument
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the folk
most average people have flawed and incomplete view of free will, often believing that actions are caused by events in the past, but still believing they have the power to change them at will
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will, by definition,requires an immaterial soul or non-physical mind
Not necessarily, if one does not believe in determinism, then the material mind may still possess free will
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new lawin physics that would break the causal laws of nature in a non-stochastic way
That would be very interesting though
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stated that“whatever capricious and irregular actions we may perform, as thedesire of showing our liberty is the sole motive force of ouractions, we can never free ourselves from the bonds of necessity
Basically stating that our desire to express free will is not free, and comes from our need to FEEL free
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Some will argue that free will could be explained by emergentproperties that may be associated with neural networks
functionalism?
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- Oct 2020
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At that point, you’re dealingwith a broken machine
I never thought of it in that way
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places and the recognition of scenes. “It’slighting up like Christmas on all cylinders
this could be used to prove that a criminal was indeed at a murder scene
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Some sort of organic brain defense has become derigueur in any sort of capital defense
This reminds me of "affluenza". where a child was acquitted for a drunk driving murder because his family was wealthy, and that because they were so wealthy he didn't know right from wrong.
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Whether the Fifth Amendment privilege againstself-incrimination would apply to compelled EEGs or fMRItests depends on the extent to which the incriminating neu-rological evidence include the informational content of asubject’s propositional attitudes or subjective mental states140(Pardo 2006, 331)
whether they use the information in court doesn't matter as much as the fact that prosecutors could know if you did it or not. If they knew you committed a crime, they would undoubtedly try to prosecute/search for evidence more so then they would have otherwise.
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Westart with Fourth Amendment rules that regulatestate compelled production of evidence from the bodies ofsuspects
this technology can be used to violate these rights if we are not careful
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becametheunsteadyfoundationofthemoderncounterintelligenceindustry
funny how technologies change from their original intended purposes
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dmonikerof'Orwellian'legitimatelyapplies
mind reading is a terrifying topic
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Bytheendof2006,twocompanies,NoLieMRIandCephos,willbringfMRI'sabilitytodetectdeceptiontomarket
I am interested to hear the long term impacts of these technologies after the 14 years they have been around
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So why are so many of us repulsed by the thought of having beneficial falsememories planted in our minds
I for one always want to know the truth, and scoff at having false memories implanted in me for the purpose of feeling better. I would rather know the truth
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qualitative identities are always changing
Not in significant ways though, unless we deliberately decide that we want to change our ways and become a "different person"
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However
If someone's qualitative identity is modified too much, they may begin to lose a sense of self. There must be a line that is established to determine how much is too much
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identity
Both kinds of identity are essential when it comes to ones personality
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If seeking happiness is a common dream of all human beings, and if living with painful memories causes unhappiness, then erasing painful memories seems to be an obvious human desire.
Learning from these bad memories can lead to adapting tactics to prevent them from happening the future. Forgetting them entirely means they will be repeated and continue to bring unhappiness
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pmi would like my memories erased,...i have alot ofdepression
You should see a therapist...
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If we think truthfulness of memories is veryimportant, we should already be concerned
Our memories are part of who we are, thus losing them will result in losing a part of who we are
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ext decade wewill be able to control the erasing of memory
How do we make sure that other memories aren't accidently wiped out as well?
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Would total forgetfulness reallyguarantee our mental freedom
Also, could an authoritarian government use this technology to make its citizens forget about a tragic event (like a genocide) while also wiping it from the history books?
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Although somewhat skeptical, Greely predicted that in 10 to 20 years there is “areasonable chance” that memories could not just be disrupted, but pinpointedand deleted entirely.
What happens if the procedure goes wrong and you accidently wipe much more of someones memory
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Most radically, ECT is now being used to alter and destroy memories.
How does one target a specific memory without wiping many more out by accident
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- Sep 2020
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substantial cognitive enhancement
our brains would most likely be a bottleneck though, as it would only be able to process information at a certain rate
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that individual rats vary
Rats do not have a well defined sense of morality though, which may explain why so many did not free the trapped rat
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forfood, alcohol consumption and cigarettes
ethically, alcohol, cigarettes', and coffee are very similar to CED's, however, alcohol, cigarettes, and coffee are so ingrained in our culture that they are not even thought of as problematic
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Given that the drugscurrently available on the market have beenapproved, I thinkthat the fear about CEDs being usedby the healthy ariseslargelybecausetaking drugs for enhancement rather than treatment is a new way of taking them and a new way of enhancing ourselves
It also may arise from fear of side effects
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Some of thenew cognitive enhancement methods involve taking drugs,originally discovered for treatment of specific disorders, which have the added benefit of enhancing particular cognitive functions among the healthy
Many of these drugs have debilitating long term side effects, such as with Adderall if one uses it for decades.
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Employment law is an all-encompassing term for any and all laws governing therelationships between an employer and employee
A problems with laws are that they are often slow to change and be implemented. Therefore, I could totally see how a large amount of time passes before a law that ensures people do not need to be forced to take a drug for work is passed
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will position them withregard to neurotechnology in different ways
Someone like an account I could see benefiting significantly from neurotechnology, while a job like an oil change technician would benefit much less.
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abortion is not mentioned directly in the Bible,
I thought it would have been directly referenced
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TMS uses intense electric currents flowing inside a coil placedon the participant’s scalp
Seems to be a very invasive procedure
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child in a society where literacy is a necessary condition for any job worth having, you're going to be under pressure to make sure your child learns how to read and write.
this is a very interesting way to look at it
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rather not participate in cognitive enhancement will be forced to just to keep up with their enhanced coworkers
There may be some unforeseen consequences of these cognitive enhancements that may warrant people to be warry of them.
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moral performance
It is very hard to comprehend "advanced morals"
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great worsening ofour condition
if you think about it... Natural selection is greatly reduced in our day and age. People with disabilities in todays society can live fulfilling and functional lives. But these disabilities are passed on. Whereas without society, those with crippling disabilities (genetically) would die before reproducing.
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brain-to-computer interfacing
neuralink is just around the corner, we will have to deal with this reality in the near near future
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removing the cloud over our better selves
they may be other ways to remove the cloud that doesnt cause long term damage
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artificial shortcut that could set people up for problems later on
long term brain damage/depenedancy issues
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next generation of scientists
this may be a social issue, since it is a genertional problem
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will lead to an increase in diversion, misuse and abuse
On the long term these drugs may have negative consequences which may improve short term cognitive performance, but ultimatly result in brain damage down the line (as is the case with adderall)
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non-human persons
I once saw a YouTube video that showed teenage dolphins purposely poisoning themselves with pufferfish toxins (which has a tranquilizing effect) to get high.
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tell theresearchers they wanted to "pass
I had no idea that dolphins exhibited this level of sophistication .
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higher-brain death can be more difficult to diagnose than whole-brain death
It would be very unfortunate to declare someone dead prematurely, ensuring that they die rather than leaving the potential that higher brain function may sporaculously return
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is another category of cases that is confusing since a single actionmay have two effects, one that is considered a good effect, the other a badeffect
Many cases may have unintended side effects, so while the practitioner may have had good intentions, it may have resulted in a bad effect (i.e. surgery meant to help someone ends up leaving them in a coma)
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It is clear that medical mistakes may occur; however,this principle articulates a fundamental commitment on the part of healthcare professionals to protect their patients from harm
Under all circumstances should every precaution be taken to ensure that no harm is done to a client
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mind s. Beca use neither oftheseimplicationsis pla usi ble, neitheris subje ctiv e relativism
under this view, anyone would be able to do whatever they want with no moral consequence
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caus e it ’s un wor kable.Itcan’thelp us solvemora l dilemmasbecause ther e is no way to identify one’strue cultur
moral relativism is a cop out
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use the wor ds “go od”and “bad”do not standfor propertiesor feat ur es of
Morality can be considered by many to be the same way
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Certain tribesbe lieve that it is mo rally per -missible to kill their mem bers whenthey reach the age
This relates strongly to question 5 of the morality survey that we all wrote our diagnostic essays on
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do ? To answerthis question,you mus t go be yondthe let te r of thelaw to th e the ory behindit
many Christians claim that there is no room for interpretation with the bible, and that the words should be taken in a strictly literal sense
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id Ar gumen
All of these argument forms and vocabulary from here to the end of the chapter was taught in formal logic. If anyone finds them interesting, I suggest you look into that class
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cases, the author may even think that the conclusion is so obv ious th atit doesn’ t need to
This leaves room for misinterpretation on the readers part, which detracts from the overall strength of the argument
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Because scientific theories try to explain how it’s causally possible for an event to occur, they can often be tested by means of physical experiments in the laboratory. If a scientific theory is true, then certain events should occur under certain conditions
If only philosophical problems were so simple
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Socrates is the pivotal figure in the history of Western philosophy
We focused a lot on socrates in east and west with coutinho
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It should now be clear that a lot hangs on our philosophy. The structure of our belief system can be compared to that of a tree. Just as certain branches support other branches, so certain beliefs support other beliefs
most of our beliefs are intertwined and are built on presups that come before it
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all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good
So many people believe that god exhibits these three traits and still believe that evil exists.
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In such a world, there would be no lawyers, for law-yers determine responsibility, and, according to Skinner, individuals are not responsible for their actions. There would also be no jails, for if individuals are not responsible for their actions, no one should be punished for what he or she does.
This is also a problem for those who believe in fate and also believe that people should be punished. If no one has free will, then no one is accountable for their own actions, for no one could have done any different
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Some of our most fundamental beliefs about reality, knowledge, and value seem to be inconsistent with one another
It is common for people to believe that there is "fate" and "destiny" while also believing that they have free will.
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o science can be more secure than the unconscious metaphysics which it tacitly presupposes
The stronger the foundation, the better built the house is
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There are two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run, the sword is always beaten by the mind
Over the course of history, millions of people have died over their beliefs, and our beliefs are heavily rooted in philosophy.
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Whether you know it or not, you assume that certain answers to the fore-going questions are true
This is true. so much of what we believe are things that we assume, and have assumed out whole lives. There are the building blocks that our beliefs are based on, so often our beliefs are built on an unstable foundation.
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