tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post7464809599716131188..comments2024-03-28T13:23:50.623-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Life, simulations and AIAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-42406232708428032642022-06-21T19:56:20.577-05:002022-06-21T19:56:20.577-05:00Yes, Apologetics², (2) could be replaced by such a...Yes, Apologetics², (2) could be replaced by such a monstrosity of a slippery slope.<br />But then again by hypothetical syllogism (2) follows from (2*)-(10000*). If so, then why bother with the slippery slope, when you could have a much shorter, more simple and nice argument.<br /><br />Example:<br />(1') If a drawn figure is a square, then that drawn figure is a rectangle.<br />(2') If a drawn figure is a rectangle, then that drawn figure is a parallelogram.<br />(3') If a drawn figure is a parallelogram, then that drawn figure is trapezoid.<br />(4') If a drawn figure is a trapezoid, then that drawn figure is a quadrilateral.<br />(1) Therefore, if a figure is a square, then that figure is a quadrilateral. (from 1'-4' by hypothetical syllogism)<br />(2) My drawn figure is a square.<br />(3) Therefore, my drawn figure is a quadrilateral. (from 1 and 3 by modus ponens)<br /><br />Why make a slippery slope, when you can have the same argument much, much simpler?Zsolt Nagyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519070636926516031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-61841354897570331202022-06-21T16:56:40.980-05:002022-06-21T16:56:40.980-05:00You could also replace (2) with a long list of inc...You could also replace (2) with a long list of increasingly complex organisms:<br /><br />(2*) If (1), then an accurate simulation of mold wouldn’t be alive.<br />(3*) If (2*), then an accurate simulation of a mushroom wouldn't be alive.<br />...<br />(9999*) If (9998*), then an accurate simulation of an ape wouldn't be alive.<br />(10000*) If (9999*), then an accurate simulation of a human wouldn't be alive.Apologetics Squaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924374294468163530noreply@blogger.com