SilasBarta comments on Ethics as a black box function - Less Wrong

11 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 22 September 2009 05:25PM

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Comment author: SilasBarta 22 September 2009 09:27:07PM *  0 points [-]

I didn't read any more of his site, but just from the excerpt you gave, her [1] point seems to be that if you value total utility, then you will have to deprive yourself to benefit people in general, which people can't do -- they inevitably act as if their own utility carries more weight than that of others.

[1] Hey, if he can use pronouns confusingly and inconsistently, so can we!