Aurini comments on The Least Convenient Possible World - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Aurini 27 October 2011 08:30:18AM 3 points [-]

Heh, I'm nothing if not Interesting.

The quote is a typo, incidentally - I meant to write "morTal".

As seductive as the concept is, I see no firmament underlying the basis of 'human rights' - without a godhead who frimly endorses them, I'm not sure what they mean, beyond self-evident utlitarianism...

Oh Gods, have I become a Utlitarian? Possibly.

It's hard to say; given that narrative of who is 'right' and who is 'wrong' is inevitably written by those who are on the firing squad, I tend not to like this question. I'm honestly not sure how to respond to your comment; what sort of reply would make sense? Let me ask you - was Darth Vader obviously the Good Guy, or was he a Villains whom you could Sympathize With?