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Plouw t1_itks351 wrote

>Feelings like the ones primates have are relevant only in the context of primates

Why?

> It's unnecessary since it's easier to create a literal physical zoo

A physical zoo does not replace studying them in the wild.

>We don't waste a lot of energy doing ape simulations precise to the quantum level because it's expensive energy wise.

Yet.

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Lawjarp2 t1_itktgsl wrote

Because those emotions were created for a social environment with similar beings.

A physical zoo can be as big as reserve or even a planet. Terraforming is still cheaper than planet simulation.

You clearly underestimate how energy intensive full quantum level simulations are.

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Plouw t1_ityyc2q wrote

>Because those emotions were created for a social environment with similar beings.

So maybe to research a creature better it would be beneficial to experience the emotions.

>A physical zoo can be as big as reserve or even a planet. Terraforming is still cheaper than planet simulation.

If we were to be a simulation, you have no idea what is cheap or not in the world that is creating our simulation.

>You clearly underestimate how energy intensive full quantum level simulations are.

You seem to be too confident in your ability to predict the motivations of something that you have no to very limited experience with.

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