shminux comments on Rationality Quotes November 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 07 November 2013 08:47:50PM *  4 points [-]

”I don’t believe in shouldn’t, like there’s some universal rules about the way things should be, the way people should act.”

“So there’s no right or wrong? People and animals should do whatever?”

“No, there’s always going to be consequences. Believe me when I say I know about that. But I do think there’s always going to be extenuating circumstances, where a lot of things we normally assume are wrong become excusable.”

Skitter the bug girl on morality, consequentialism and metaethics in Worm, the online serial recommended by Eliezer for HPMoR withdrawal symptoms.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 08 November 2013 12:04:33AM 3 points [-]

But I do think there’s always going to be extenuating circumstances, where a lot of things we normally assume are wrong become excusable.

We're also biased toward believing we're in one of those circumstances when we're not.

Comment author: shminux 08 November 2013 01:12:39AM 2 points [-]

Yep, and the part after the quote alludes to that.

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