torekp comments on Overcoming the mind-killer - Less Wrong
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You appear to be taking a utilitarian view of ethics for granted. I'm not a utilitarian so it makes more sense to me to reverse your question and ask what possible justification is there for taking $1 or $10 from anyone without their consent. Terminal values and ethical foundations do not appear to be universal even among humans.
Bypassing the question of terminal values, it would still be very useful to have a good argument map of factual issues which are hotly disputed.