Bakkot comments on Welcome to Less Wrong! (2012) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bakkot 01 January 2012 07:03:42PM 6 points [-]

I'm curious now, though. What do you think defines an agent as a person, for the moral calculus? How is it that ten-month-old babies meet this definition? Do, say, pigs also meet this definition?

Comment author: wedrifid 01 January 2012 07:52:41PM 1 point [-]

Do, say, pigs also meet this definition?

If babies were made of bacon then I'd have to rerun the moral calculus all over again! ;)

Comment author: TheOtherDave 01 January 2012 08:04:08PM 4 points [-]

Well, they are made of eggs. Actual eggs and counterfactual bacon are an important part of this nutritious breakfast.