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“And how would the computer network evaluate the suffering caused by less tangible things, such as the knowledge of our own mortality? Is death the deep cause of our misery, or does our misery stem from our attempts to deny death? If someone loses their religious faith & comes to terms with their mortality, should the computer network see this as a net loss or gain?”
— Oct 19, 2025 09:00AM
“And how would the computer network evaluate the suffering caused by less tangible things, such as the knowledge of our own mortality? Is death the deep cause of our misery, or does our misery stem from our attempts to deny death? If someone loses their religious faith & comes to terms with their mortality, should the computer network see this as a net loss or gain?”
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