Afaict there is a difference between the Long Reflection and Hanson’s discussion about brain emulations, in that Hanson focuses more on prediction, whereas the debate on the Long Reflection is more normative (ought it to happen?).
If Hanson thinks WBE and his resultant predictions are likely barring some external event or radical change, and also doesn’t favor a Long Reflection, isn’t that equivalent to saying his scenario is more desirable than the Long Reflection?
Afaict there is a difference between the Long Reflection and Hanson’s discussion about brain emulations, in that Hanson focuses more on prediction, whereas the debate on the Long Reflection is more normative (ought it to happen?).
If Hanson thinks WBE and his resultant predictions are likely barring some external event or radical change, and also doesn’t favor a Long Reflection, isn’t that equivalent to saying his scenario is more desirable than the Long Reflection?