Nick_Tarleton comments on The "Intuitions" Behind "Utilitarianism" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 28 January 2008 09:21:20PM 3 points [-]

It's because something that's non-consequential is non-consequential

The dust specks are consequential; people suffer because of them. The further negative consequences of torture are only finitely bad.