private_messaging comments on Hedonic vs Preference Utilitarianism in the Context of Wireheading - Less Wrong

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Comment author: private_messaging 02 July 2012 08:46:07PM * -1 points [-]

re: the unknown effects, yes, what ever you want to do you can always argue for in utilitarianism, because partial sums.

This isn't how to use a moral system. Any moral system can be abused if you're acting in bad faith.

Some moral systems are impossible to use for anything but rationalization. Utilitarianism is a perfect example of such.

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