p4wnc6 comments on Donation tradeoffs in conscientious objection - Less Wrong

0 Post author: p4wnc6 27 December 2012 05:23PM

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Comment author: palladias 27 December 2012 10:59:00PM 0 points [-]

A CO doesn't need to worry too much about serving against their will. During Vietnam, it was possible to end up in jail if you just peacefully refused to carry out any order.

Comment author: p4wnc6 27 December 2012 11:02:06PM *  0 points [-]

I am not sure that I agree, but this is at least a cogent point. You are saying that I should not have the preferences that I do have (e.g. you think I should assign less weight to the possibility of conscription against my will). I still think this is non-sequitur to the point of the post. Just because you don't see a lot of reason to place a large negative weight on that possibility doesn't mean that asking about how best to avoid it should count as evidence of faking rather than genuine tradeoff planning.