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

10 Post author: RomeoStevens 13 January 2014 02:31AM

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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: Kaj_Sotala 15 January 2014 06:28:27AM 1 point [-]

I created a new article about this.