prase comments on No Universally Compelling Arguments - Less Wrong

33 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 26 June 2008 08:29AM

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Comment author: prase 26 June 2008 02:43:07PM 2 points [-]

ME, morals can be derived from game theory, but very probably they will not be exactly the same morals that most people agree with. There are many situations when an act which clearly presents a benefit for the species is almost unanimously considered immoral. Like killing of a 60 years old woman, when you can use her organs to save lifes of ten other women who are still in their reproductive age. The main universally accepted morals are evolved and evolution doesn't reproduce the game theory perfectly.