Cameron_Taylor comments on The Wrath of Kahneman - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArthurB 09 March 2009 09:08:09PM *  0 points [-]

When you say we "should" change our sense of justice, you're making a normative statement because no specific goal is specified.

In this case, it seems wrong. Our sense of justice is part of our morality, therefore we should not change it.

"We should seek justice" is tautological. If justice and optimal deterrence are contradictory, then we should not seek optimal deterrence.

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Comment author: mark_spottswood 10 March 2009 04:01:14PM 0 points [-]

The fact that you do not value something does not serve very well as an argument for why others should stop valuing it. For those of us who do experience a conflict between a desire to deter and a desire to punish fairly, you have not explained why we should prioritize the first goal over the second when trying to reduce this conflict.