DanielLC comments on Stupid Questions Thread - January 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: solipsist 13 January 2014 03:33:09AM *  11 points [-]

Making a person and unmaking a person seem like utilitarian inverses, yet I don't think contraception is tantamount to murder. Why isn't making a person as good as killing a person is bad?

ETA: Potentially less contentious rephrase: why isn't making a life as important as saving a life?

Comment author: DanielLC 14 January 2014 07:32:34AM 0 points [-]

It takes a lot of resources to raise someone. If you're talking about getting an abortion, it's not a big difference, but if someone has already invested enough resources to raise a child, and then you kill them, that's a lot of waste.