Meditators seek spirituality via cutting influence of brain's default net. Yet many fear ems losing moral value via losing human features, & cutting default net is plausible path. So are ems w/ less default net spiritual ideals, or empty of moral value? https://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/02/how-human-are-meditators.html …
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I think there may be other conceptions of enlightenment that are different than this, although Buddhists have done a terrible job of explaining them. If they are different than this, I think they may be worthwhile and preserve moral value. See http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/18/book-review-mastering-the-core-teachings-of-the-buddha/ … for more
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In general, I think you're probably operating on too coarse a level here. Hearing a beautiful symphony and taking heroin might both "activate the reward center", but maybe not in the exact same way, and maybe doing other things too. Not hypocritical to like one, hate other.
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