Jack comments on Normal Cryonics - Less Wrong

58 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 January 2010 07:08PM

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Comment author: Jack 26 January 2010 07:45:00PM *  3 points [-]

I'm tempted to ask what kind of reasons could possibly fall into such a category -- but we don't have to have that discussion now unless you particularly want to.

Not to butt in but "x is morally obligatory" is a perfectly good reason to do any x. That is the case where x is exhibiting some virtue, following some rule or maximizing some end.