LessWrong comments on The Least Convenient Possible World - Less Wrong

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Comment author: LessWrong 26 April 2016 04:53:46PM *  0 points [-]

So I asked him, "In the least convenient possible world, the one where everyone was genetically compatible with everyone else and this objection was invalid, what would you do?"

That's a pretty damn convenient world. It's basically like saying "In a world where serious issue X isn't applicable, what would you do?" which might as well be the better question instead of beating around the bush.

Sorry if this was posted before.