beberly37 comments on When what is rational is not what is "right" - Less Wrong

-13 Post author: beberly37 25 May 2012 09:40PM

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Comment author: beberly37 27 May 2012 04:01:30AM 0 points [-]

I would define right in this instance as what is required by moral/ethical/etiquette standards. However what is rational is the correct thing to do (assuming we are all on the same page that the rational choice is the correct choice).

Comment author: Kingoftheinternet 27 May 2012 01:25:20PM 2 points [-]

I am no less confused about your position than I was before.

Comment author: beberly37 28 May 2012 01:28:59AM 0 points [-]

I felt a certain level of guilt for not donating to public radio, which was alleviated by donating. The level of guilt is somewhere between what I imagine is the guilt for shoplifting and the guilt for not holding a door open for an elderly lady carrying a lot of packages.