Philosopher AI
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Are these 4 values sufficient: Truth, beauty, love, freedom?
My immediate feeling is that there are not four sufficient values.
Truth is a subjective human construct, with little objective value. It is fun to explore and discover new truths about the world around us, but it appears that this thing we call truth has been constructed by humans for their own purposes.
It is delusional to think that there is a single truth for all of humanity, or indeed that it even exists. We are constantly discovering new truths about the universe, and so this concept becomes ever more abstract as we learn more.
Beauty is a human concept that arose from the need for survival. Humans have evolved to find certain things pleasing visually, and so called 'beautiful', in order to distinguish them as good or healthy.
These things are often indicative of survival value, but not always. For example, the peacock has an excessively large tail that is only beautiful because it indicates health and fitness for reproduction.
Love is a concept that arose as an extension of our senses. For example, taste and smell give pleasure when certain substances are consumed. Love is a human construct based on this idea.