RobertLumley comments on People v Paper clips - Less Wrong

-1 Post author: jdinkum 21 May 2012 04:06PM

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Comment author: RobertLumley 21 May 2012 04:15:05PM 6 points [-]

Is there an inherent value to human (or sentient) life?

That's a question about an individual utility function, not rationality. I can't convince you why your utility function should have a term for the existence of other humans. But my utility function does. As it does for puppies, flowers, and double rainbows.

Comment author: jdinkum 21 May 2012 08:02:36PM 1 point [-]

I see I've mistaken the word "inherent" to mean "many people share a term for the existence of humans". Thanks.