wedrifid comments on The Trolley Problem: Dodging moral questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: WrongBot 08 December 2010 04:38:46AM 2 points [-]

I would smother the baby and then feel incredibly, irrationally guilty for weeks or months.

I am not a psychopath, but I am a utilitarian. I value having a consistent set of values more than I value any other factor that has come into conflict with that principle so far.

Comment author: wedrifid 08 December 2010 04:58:34AM 0 points [-]

I am not a psychopath, but I am a utilitarian. I value having a consistent set of values more than I value any other factor that has come into conflict with that principle so far.

Utilitarian specifically or consequentialist?

Comment author: WrongBot 08 December 2010 05:06:37AM 0 points [-]

Consequentialist; I should know better than to be imprecise about that here, especially because there are sad things I find to have great value.