DanielLC comments on The ethics of randomized computation in the multiverse - Less Wrong

8 Post author: lukeprog 22 November 2011 04:31PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 23 November 2011 12:43:16AM *  4 points [-]

You have control over what happens with the computer, and the measure of consequences is immensely greater with the computer, even if very low in both cases.

Comment author: DanielLC 24 November 2011 02:03:07AM -1 points [-]

But I also have control over stuff with a high probability. I can donate to a good charity and have a high probability of taking someone out of a suffering state.