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It's apparently a good time to link to a writing entitled "Creating Infinite Suffering":

http://www.utilitarian-essays.com/lab-universes.html

"Abstract. I think there's a small but non-negligible probability that humans or their descendants will create infinitely many new universes in a laboratory. Under weak assumptions, this would entail the creation of infinitely many sentient organisms. Many of those organisms would be small and short-lived, and their lives in the wild would often involve far more pain than happiness. Given the seriousness of suffering, I conclude that creating infinitely many universes would be infinitely bad."



Makes me wonder: Is computing universes with a computer all that different from simulating universes with imagination?


It would also create infinite amounts of happiness and joy.




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