wedrifid comments on Is Politics the Mindkiller? An Inconclusive Test - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 27 July 2012 06:47:48PM *  2 points [-]

Note that there isn't that coherent of a line between more intelligent mammals and human babies.

Bet: If you give me 1,000 pictures each of fully developed chimpanzees, dolphins and some newborn babies (none of which have any birth defects) I will be able to distinguish between every one. (I will then assign moral weight consistently according to the principle "My species matters more so there!")

Comment author: Cyan 27 July 2012 07:29:58PM 1 point [-]

RichardKennaway made a similar comment and I replied here.