Trolley's, Utilitarians, and Psychopaths (Part 1)

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Trolley's, Utilitarians, and Psychopaths (Part 1) is the 6th episode of the Very Bad Wizards podcast, released on October 20, 2012. The opening segment is a discussion on whether AI can have consciousness.

Opening Quote

Fry: How can I live my life if I can't tell good from evil?
Bender: Ah, they're both fine choices whatever floats your boat.

— Fry, Bender
Futurama

Show Notes

Tamler contemplates ending it all because he can't get 'Call Me Maybe' out of his head, and Dave doesn't try to talk him out of it. This is followed by a discussion about drones, psychopaths, Canadians, Elle Fanning, horrible moral dilemmas, and the biggest rivalry in Ethics: utilitarians vs. Kantians.  

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• Dave's Study "the Mismeasure of Morals"
  
• The write-up of Dave's study in The Economist: "Goodness Has Nothing to Do With It
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