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by Vraxx 4106 days ago
That last point about the models actually captures a rather interesting point. Generally I agree that if the model isn't giving results that match observation than it should be concluded that the model is incorrect rather than the observation was flawed. This has worked very well as the scientific method, but I think that it is hinged on the fact that these observations are objective and verifiable.

Now I happen to agree with you that I feel this dust result is incorrect, but morality is so undefined and subjective that I can't help but disagree with your conclusion that the model must be wrong. The entire moral question of the dust vs torture doesn't have one defined answer so we can't really conclude anything more than opinions about the model

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Fair enough. I should have said "the model fails to accurately reflect my sense of morality".