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That's a fascinating observation about the synopsis, seems to lend credence to my musing that Wikipedia editors may drop or include key points which betray their own reading. Probably not a malicious act, but evidence that varied weighting of events can result in divergent interpretations.

That being said, a framwork for evaluating actions in the absence of moral evaluation is, in my opinion, fundamentally flawed. The explicit absence speaks just as loudly as any prescription. And I do think Picard would have my back on that one.

Which, I stress isn't a condemnation of the source itself: it's a warning that such a source can be hijacked for nefarious purposes; intentionally or otherwise.

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  • Correct.

    However, I want to point out that the framework just explores and evaluates actions based on how optimal they are for getting to the goal. It's up to your moral framework to determine which paths are unacceptable.

    I find that full exploration of possible solutions is very helpful when dealing with other people, because they might be willing to pick a solution that you wouldn't. It can help to predict sociopathic actions so they can be preemptively countered.

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