Richard Ngo: the real question is whether we keep Christianity's metaphysical baggage
RichardMCNgo · x · 2026-10-27
Responding to eigenrobot's claim that attempts to replace Christianity have done worse each time, DeepMind's Richard Ngo argues humanity has also been trying to improve Christianity for two centuries with similar results. Either way, he says, we should aim for a big shift — the real question is whether to keep the Christian metaphysical baggage.
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