@SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to the uncanny valley feeling certainly has some evolutionary purpose in not being fooled by predatory mimicry

@SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to Yeah, tbh I thought some of that stuff that Lewis wrote in that general theme was highly coded antisemitism. Like, watch out for minorities that pass! They're the worst!

@SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to I know there's a lot wrong with his stuff too, but I wish we'd see more folks drawing connections from C.S. Lewis's works to present-day happenings, because they do have a significant place in the culture and he did have some decent insights on evil. His little-known space trilogy, especially the conclusion in the third book, is so eerily close to the TESCREALists.

@SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to I don't know if the preconditions are met: these are _artificial_ intelligences, not obviously more human than e.g. orcas. (Yes, they've been _raised_ by humans, as many dogs have.)