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Comment author: WrongBot 14 July 2010 06:48:22PM 1 point [-]

It is a common mistake for idealists to choose their morality without reference to practical realities. A better search plan would be to find all the practical options, and then pick whichever of those is the most moral.

Most moral by what standard? You're just passing the buck here.

Comment author: HughRistik 14 July 2010 06:51:04PM 0 points [-]

Moral according to your standards. I'm just suggesting a different order of operation: understanding the practicalities first, and then trying to find which of the practical options you judge most moral.

Comment author: WrongBot 14 July 2010 07:01:26PM 1 point [-]

But those standards are moral standards. If you're suggesting that one should just choose the most moral practical option, how is that any different from consequentialism?

Your first comment sounded like you were suggesting that people should choose the most moral practical standard.