Randy_M comments on Rationality Quotes April 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Randy_M 01 April 2014 10:39:35PM 5 points [-]

In what way is "deserve" a matter of fact?

Comment author: [deleted] 06 April 2014 01:59:57PM 0 points [-]

"Deserving" is a moral theorem, not a moral axiom. You can most definitely test and check whether someone deserves something, by asking about the rules of the game and their position within the game.

If there is no game at hand, I would say "deserving" becomes nonsense, but that's just me.