Qiaochu_Yuan comments on [Open Thread] Stupid Questions (2014-02-17) - Less Wrong

3 Post author: solipsist 17 February 2014 05:34AM

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 18 February 2014 04:55:01AM 1 point [-]

Not if you think slightly increasing the probability of death being cured is more important than being happy. (I'm not saying I think this.)

Comment author: blacktrance 18 February 2014 05:44:31PM -1 points [-]

And if you think that being happy (as a result of psychologically accepting death) reduces the probability of death being cured.