Michaelos comments on What makes us think _any_ of our terminal values aren't based on a misunderstanding of reality? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 26 September 2013 03:24:10PM 0 points [-]

When all the impossible things get eliminated and we move on like good rationalists, there are still choices to be made, and some things are still better than others. If I have to choose between a universe containing a bilion paperclips and a universe containing a single frozen dinosaur, my preference for ice cream over dirt is irrelevant, but I can still make a choice, and can still have a preference for the dinosaur (or the paperclips, whatever I happen to think is best).

I agree and think that this part sums up a good response to the above question.