paper-machine comments on Life Extension versus Replacement - Less Wrong

13 Post author: Julia_Galef 30 November 2011 01:47AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 30 November 2011 02:09:08AM 0 points [-]

Why does one have to be better than the other?

Comment author: Julia_Galef 30 November 2011 03:23:51AM 3 points [-]

One doesn't have to be better than the other. That's what's in dispute.

I think making this comparison is important philosophically, because of the implications our answer has for other utilitarian dilemmas, but it's also important practically, in shaping our decisions about how to allocate our efforts to better the world.