wedrifid comments on Deontology for Consequentialists - Less Wrong

46 Post author: Alicorn 30 January 2010 05:58PM

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Comment author: Alicorn 31 January 2010 06:18:33PM 5 points [-]

If you think that lying is just wrong, can't you just... not lie? I don't see the problem here.

Comment author: wedrifid 31 January 2010 06:59:06PM * 7 points [-]

If you think that lying is just wrong, can't you just... not lie? I don't see the problem here.

Yes. It may or may not cause the extinction of humanity but if you want to 'just... not lie' you can certainly do so.