thomblake comments on Rationality Quotes November 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 15 November 2012 04:18:39PM 0 points [-]

I think I did once encounter someone who concluded from this and Aristotelian teleology that morality is whatever maximizes entropy

I've seen several compelling arguments along similar lines.

Comment author: wedrifid 15 November 2012 04:43:51PM 0 points [-]

I've seen several compelling arguments along similar lines.

Compelling? Do you mean compelled to reject the premises or compelled to accept the conclusion?

Comment author: thomblake 15 November 2012 05:02:45PM 2 points [-]

Mostly, I was compelled to author the grandparent comment. So not very compelling.