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It was an interesting read. I am a little confused about one aspect, though, that is determinist consequentialism.
From what I read, it appears a determinist consequentialist believes it is 'biology all the way down' meaning all actions are completely determined biologically. So where does choice enter the equation, including the optimising function for the choice, the consequences?
Or are there some things that are not biologically determined, like whether to approve someone else's actions or not, while actions physically impacting others are themsleves completely determined biologically? It doesn't appear to be the case, since the article states that even something like taste for music, not an action physically impacting the others, is completely determined biologically.
P.S. Welcome to Less Wrong! Besides posts linked from the "free will" Wiki page - particularly How An Algorithm Feels From Inside - you may be interested in browsing the various Sequences. The introductory sequence on Map and Territory is a good place to start.
Edit: You may also try browsing the backlinks from posts you like - that's how I originally read through EY's archive.
Thanks! I read the links and sequences.
Not in one day you didn't.
I didn't read them in one day and not all of them either.
I 'stubled upon' this article on the night of June 1 (GMT + 5.30) and did a bit of research on the site looking to check if my question had been previously raised and answered. In the process I did end up reading a few articles and sequences.