orthonormal comments on Against Cryonics & For Cost-Effective Charity - Less Wrong

10 Post author: multifoliaterose 10 August 2010 03:59AM

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Comment author: multifoliaterose 10 August 2010 09:10:39AM *  0 points [-]

If you don't have any interest in philanthropy then my post was not intended for you, and I think that it's unfortunate that my post increased LessWrong's noise-to-signal ratio for you.

If you have some interest in philanthropy, then I would be interested in knowing what you're talking about when you say:

I found the normative presumptions interspersed with the text distasteful.

Comment author: orthonormal 10 August 2010 07:05:29PM 6 points [-]

If you don't have any interest in philanthropy then my post was not intended for you

Given that your argument only rules out cryonics for genuine utilitarians or altruists, it's quite possible to have some concern for philanthropy and yet enough concern for yourself to make cryonics the rational choice. You're playing up a false dilemma.