Gabriel comments on Open Thread, November 23-30, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gabriel 27 November 2013 08:43:23PM *  1 point [-]

I guess the question I'm getting at is, can you care about someone else and their utility function without feeling empathy for them? I think you can, and saying you can't just boils down to saying that ethics are determined by emotions.

I think that ethics, as it actually happens in human brains, are determined by emotions. What causes you to be an utilitarian?

Comment author: hyporational 30 November 2013 11:25:49AM *  0 points [-]

There's more to it than that. How about upbringing and conditioning? Sure, it made you feel emotions in the past, but it probably has a huge impact on your current behaviour although it might not make you feel emotions now.

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