Desrtopa comments on A Thought Experiment on Pain as a Moral Disvalue - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Desrtopa 12 March 2011 06:13:21AM 2 points [-]

what is awful about torture is the knowledge of one's plans and desires being thwarted

I don't think that this is as awful as the degree to which torture hurts.