DanielLC comments on Rationality Quotes November 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanielLC 02 November 2013 11:20:05PM 2 points [-]

Our nature is not purely utilitarian, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that utilitarianism is not in our nature. There are things we avoid doing regardless of how they advance our goals, but most of what we do is to accomplish goals. If you can't understand that there are things you need to do to eat, then you won't eat.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 03 November 2013 04:17:26AM *  0 points [-]

Strawman. Does any moral system anyone's ever proposed say we should never attempt to accomplish goals?