PhilGoetz comments on Exterminating life is rational - Less Wrong

17 Post author: PhilGoetz 06 August 2009 04:17PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 06 August 2009 07:44:10PM 0 points [-]

I think that you're historically correct, but it's enough to posit a hypothetical World War 2 in which the alternative was the nightmare invasion scenario, and show that it would then be rational to conduct the Trinity test.

Comment author: topynate 06 August 2009 07:54:57PM *  0 points [-]

I've edited my comment in response to the hypothetical.