RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version
May 27, 2015 at 10:45 am
(This post was last modified: May 27, 2015 at 10:46 am by Jenny A.)
And here I was waiting to decide if I should defect the missile set to destroy planet X with several billion inhabitants, to spaceship Y with only a thousand people on board. . .
So getting away from the trolley and turning to mind altering bots. . .
No, altering someone's mind to change their beliefs and or desires is a terrible idea. Using robots makes it no less horrible than if it were done in a "liberation camp." The only moral use I can see for such a bot is voluntary change on the part of the person whose mind is to be altered. And even then, I would think serious counseling would be in order before use.
So getting away from the trolley and turning to mind altering bots. . .
No, altering someone's mind to change their beliefs and or desires is a terrible idea. Using robots makes it no less horrible than if it were done in a "liberation camp." The only moral use I can see for such a bot is voluntary change on the part of the person whose mind is to be altered. And even then, I would think serious counseling would be in order before use.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
