This is why God is a person (agent), and thus deserving of the (philosophical) name "God"; pure agency is fundamental.
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Replying to @willdoingthings
@willdoingthings but that doesn't seem to be the same thing as the ideal abstract agent acting purposefully on the concrete agents2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee I don't know why you bring up "purposefully" here; I don't know what meaningful distinction it could be making; explain?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @willdoingthings
@willdoingthings if the ideal platonic agent maximises EU and "causes" concrete agents to do so, that seems like an unintended side effect2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee I don't think this idea of "goal" is fundamental in this way. But I think legibly arguing that requires a different medium.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @willdoingthings
@willdoingthings optimisation seems to imply goals, or what's being optimised for?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee Idk how to think about something that has always already attained whatever it "would have" intended had it been temporal...2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @willdoingthings
@willdoingthings (i mean, i shouldn't exaggerate. it sometimes becomes clear.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@willdoingthings
will: "snails are invisible"
other: "why?"
(5m later)
will: "hmm it depends on what reality is"
other: "yeah i don't know"
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