Solvent comments on On accepting an argument if you have limited computational power. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Solvent 12 January 2012 07:54:03AM 1 point [-]

Well, that sometimes makes it more awkward to design the thought experiment. See the Least Convenient Possible World.

On the one hand, I have to give my friend credit: his answer is biologically accurate, and beyond a doubt the technically correct answer to the question I asked. On the other hand, I don't have to give him very much credit: he completely missed the point and lost a valuable effort to examine the nature of morality.