drethelin comments on Any existential risk angles to the US presidential election? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: drethelin 20 September 2012 09:26:20PM -1 points [-]

except none of these things generalize. You're only morally responsible for people in the same situation as yourself. Shooting someone who is about to kill you is not morally equivalent to shooting someone for fun, and someone who shoots in self defense is not morally responsible for all shootings, just for all shootings in self defense.

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 20 September 2012 09:51:56PM -2 points [-]

You're only morally responsible for people in the same situation as yourself. Shooting someone who is about to kill you is not morally equivalent to shooting someone for fun

Agreed. That's why I indicated "made for similar reasons".