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44 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 17 July 2008 06:07AM

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Comment author: Lara_Foster 17 July 2008 09:05:26PM 3 points [-]

Temple- Actually I reread your post. I think the problem is never 'Love' proper, but negative things that are sometimes associated with love, specifically jealousy and selfishness- well jealously is a type of selfishness. For example: married man falls in love with another woman and decides in his romantic passion to have an affair, which in turns hurts his wife and ends his marriage. The problem: His wife's jealousy. Why should we lie to ourselves our whole lives about who we love? Why should we only love our parents, children, and spouse? Lameass social norms...

Example 2: Superspy has a choice between trying to save a whole city block or trying to save the woman he loves... He chooses the woman. Irrational? Maybe... maybe the problem was he didn't love humanity enough to make the rationalist decision. I still don't know what the proper response to this situation *should* be. Any takers?