steven0461 comments on Abnormal Cryonics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 26 May 2010 10:59:21AM 1 point [-]

et cetera, are not well-understood enough to make claims about whether or not you should even care about the number of 'yous' that are living or dying, whatever 'you' think you are.

This argument from confusion doesn't shift the decision either way, so it could as well be an argument for signing up, or against signing up; similarly for immediate suicide, or against that. On the net, this argument doesn't move, because there is no default to fall off to once you get more confused.

Comment author: steven0461 26 May 2010 06:59:05PM *  3 points [-]

I'd say the argument from confusion argues more strongly against benefits that are more inferential steps away. E.g., maybe it supports eating ice cream over cryonics but not necessarily existential risk reduction over cryonics.