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Technology like that would be incredibly valuable, which means it will be developed if it can be. You might possibly convince decent democratic countries to no

Technology like that would be incredibly valuable, which means it will be developed if it can be. You might possibly convince decent democratic countries to not do it, but if you think China, Russia, etc, would hesitate to get hold of this power we don't live in the same universe.

wartywhoa23 24d ago
Sure, the old trusty "if we don't do it, someone else will" rhetoric. And of course "think of the disabled"!
- BurningFrog 23d ago
  That rhetoric is old and trusted because it's true.
  - wartywhoa23 23d ago
    Yep, true and helps immoral scumbags embrace their depravity and do what the others would otherwise do, and even bear some semblance of a moral ground in the eyes of the clueless.
    - BurningFrog 21d ago
      We clearly live in very different moral universes. Hope yours works for you!
inigyou 24d ago
Okay? In North Korea they're all malnourished and forced to work 20-hour days but how is that relevant to anything in the US?
dustfinger 24d ago
> Technology like that would be incredibly valuable, which means it will be developed if it can be. I agree! The technology to read the thoughts and intentions of the human brain has some positive applications. I am sure Stephen Hawking would have appreciated significant improvements in this space when he was still alive. The right to private thought does not revoke the right to subject oneself to mind reading technology. Research could still proceed, and positive, lawful application of the technology could still benefit those in need. > You might possibly convince decent democratic countries to not do it, but if you think China, Russia, etc, would hesitate to get hold of this power we don't live in the same universe. I agree! The independent governance of countries has consequences, but I believe its advantages outweigh those of global governance. I would rather that there always be a tension between many democracies and dictatorships, than a single governing authority.

wartywhoa23 24d ago

Sure, the old trusty "if we don't do it, someone else will" rhetoric. And of course "think of the disabled"!

BurningFrog 23d ago
That rhetoric is old and trusted because it's true.
- wartywhoa23 23d ago
  Yep, true and helps immoral scumbags embrace their depravity and do what the others would otherwise do, and even bear some semblance of a moral ground in the eyes of the clueless.
  - BurningFrog 21d ago
    We clearly live in very different moral universes. Hope yours works for you!

inigyou 24d ago

Okay? In North Korea they're all malnourished and forced to work 20-hour days but how is that relevant to anything in the US?

dustfinger 24d ago

> Technology like that would be incredibly valuable, which means it will be developed if it can be. I agree! The technology to read the thoughts and intentions of the human brain has some positive applications. I am sure Stephen Hawking would have appreciated significant improvements in this space when he was still alive. The right to private thought does not revoke the right to subject oneself to mind reading technology. Research could still proceed, and positive, lawful application of the technology could still benefit those in need. > You might possibly convince decent democratic countries to not do it, but if you think China, Russia, etc, would hesitate to get hold of this power we don't live in the same universe. I agree! The independent governance of countries has consequences, but I believe its advantages outweigh those of global governance. I would rather that there always be a tension between many democracies and dictatorships, than a single governing authority.