simplicio comments on Rationality Quotes January 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: roystgnr 02 January 2013 09:24:29PM *  29 points [-]

I think, actually, scientists should kinda look into that whole 'death' thing. Because, they seem to have focused on diseases... and I don't give a #*=& about them. The guys go, "Hey, we fixed your arthritis!" "Am I still gonna die?" "Yeah."

So that, I think, is the biggest problem. That's why I can't get behind politicians! They're always like, "Our biggest problem today is unemployment!" and I'm like "What about getting old and sick and dying?"

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Comment author: simplicio 02 January 2013 09:40:20PM 8 points [-]

Sympathetic, but ultimately, we die OF diseases. And the years we do have are more or less valuable depending on their quality.

Physicians should maximize QALYs, and extending lifespan is only one way to do it.

Comment author: ChristianKl 07 January 2013 06:01:54PM 2 points [-]

Sympathetic, but ultimately, we die OF diseases.

The question is whether that's a useful paradigm. Aubrey Gray argues that it isn't.

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