tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post1660466334134992087..comments2024-03-28T11:15:16.747-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: The Ultimate Experience MachineVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-36182513374393411642009-01-15T22:05:00.000-07:002009-01-15T22:05:00.000-07:00Actually, when I looked up information on this I g...Actually, when I looked up information on this I googled "ultimate pleasure machine." When I did I got a number of sites that had nothing to do with Nozick.Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-83431336724807097582009-01-15T20:19:00.000-07:002009-01-15T20:19:00.000-07:00A utilitarian would say: "plug in!" only if everyo...A utilitarian would say: "plug in!" only if everyone else does. If I plug in to such a machine, I would be causing much suffering to my children, for example.<BR/><BR/>But suppose we all pluged into such a machine. What would be wrong with it? My intuition is that in personal relationships, what matters is not just the appearance of love, but actual love-a real relationship to another person.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if we suppose th machine is matrix-like, with actual relationships with others.. then I don't see the problem.Gordon Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223834584232283601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-15235844294406709982009-01-15T13:41:00.000-07:002009-01-15T13:41:00.000-07:00This machinge exists in various forms now. We "pl...This machinge exists in various forms now. We "plug in" to a video game, a movie, a TV show, a good novel, a vacation, a day dream, a spa treatment, etc. We move along the reality/fantasy continuum. We are annoyed when real life tries to interupt our favorite show or when we have to chose between family obligations and a rented movie. Sometimes we chose between a historical biography and a trashy mystery. I think we know that the closer we are to reality, the healthier we are and the more useful we become to those around us.Mike Darushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669617343235073078noreply@blogger.com