MugaSofer comments on Welcome to Less Wrong! (July 2012) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MugaSofer 10 November 2012 10:05:02PM -2 points [-]

Because it doesn't contain anyone else. There's only one human left and they're "suffering horribly".

Comment author: Pablo_Stafforini 10 November 2012 10:12:42PM 0 points [-]

Suppose I publicly endorse a moral theory which implies that the more headaches someone has, the better the world becomes. Suppose someone asks me to explain my rationale for claiming that a world that contains more headaches is better. Suppose I reply by saying, "Because in this world, more people suffer headaches."

What would you conclude about my sanity?

Comment author: MugaSofer 10 November 2012 10:22:04PM *  -1 points [-]

Most people value humanity's continued existence.