TimS comments on A response to "Torture vs. Dustspeck": The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Manfred 30 November 2011 05:23:24AM 6 points [-]

and this violates the principle of individual self-determination -

To select 3^^^3 people to get dust specks in their eyes also violates the "principle" of individual self-determination. And if 3^^^3 people are possible, 3^^^^3 people are probably possible too, so the idea of fairness doesn't apply - these people have all been picked out to have their individual self-determination violated.

In general you seem to be trying to wriggle out of the hypothetical as stated by bringing in extra stuff and then deciding based only on that extra stuff.

Comment author: TimS 30 November 2011 05:30:14AM 1 point [-]

In general you seem to be trying to wriggle out of the hypothetical as stated by bringing in extra stuff and then deciding based only on that extra stuff.

And assuming that those who reach a different conclusion didn't include the "extra stuff" in their analysis.