V_V comments on Jews and Nazis: a version of dust specks vs torture - Less Wrong

16 Post author: shminux 07 September 2012 08:15PM

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Comment author: V_V 08 September 2012 08:34:26AM 4 points [-]

That's a reverse version of the utility monster scenario.

Act utilitarianism always leads to these kind of paradoxes. I don't think it can be salvaged.