>His core beliefs include that the obvious goal of the human race is immortality, that it is justifiable to kill a man if it would remove a spec of dust from the eye of every other person on Earth, and that the most important thing we could possibly be doing right now is devoting all of our time developing a mathematical model of a "safe AI."
Possitive proof that IQ doesn't equal smartness, much less wisdom.
Positive proof that you can make everything sound ridiculous if you half-assedly read about it, cherry-pick some sentences, and misinterpret them as it suits your preconceived opinions. Saying that GP's criticism is just inaccurate would be extremely charitable.
>Positive proof that you can make everything sound ridiculous if you half-assedly read about it, cherry-pick some sentences, and misinterpret them as it suits your preconceived opinions.
Sure. But I can't conceive ANY possible argumentation and further discussion that accepts the above points that is not also silly.
I would have trouble doing that as well; fortunately, you should not accept the points above because they are either non-issues or seriously misrepresenting what Eliezer believes and ever wrote.
It's fair to evaluate and criticize opinions, but as maaku said upthread, one should play fair.
Possitive proof that IQ doesn't equal smartness, much less wisdom.