brazil84 comments on Rationality Quotes February 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DSimon 07 February 2014 04:07:41PM 1 point [-]

That might be a distinction without a difference; my preferences come partly from my instincts.

Comment author: brazil84 07 February 2014 09:16:16PM 2 points [-]

Well I think it's analogous to the difference between liking and wanting, as described here:

http://lesswrong.com/lw/1lb/are_wireheads_happy/

If there is a distinction between wanting and liking, then arguably there is a distinction between disliking and "not wanting."