timtyler comments on LW was started to help altruists - Less Wrong

-6 Post author: rhollerith_dot_com 19 February 2011 09:13PM

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Comment author: timtyler 20 February 2011 01:49:05PM 0 points [-]

If altruism is true then much of the effort of egoists is wasted and vice versa, but for some reason we never discuss the question.

Can you think of an empirical test to decide the issue?