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036: What is the Future of Hell?
036: What is the Future of Hell?
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this week’s episode, we wonder if it’s technologically possible to create eternal suffering and torture someone forever in a digital hell. We cover the question of why someone might torture a digital being or nano-enabled Prometheus. Punishment? Spying? Research? Is the persuasive power of hell justification enough? Is it unethical to cause pain to simulated people? Is a […]
Released:
Sep 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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