Vladimir_Nesov comments on Beyond the Reach of God - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 05 October 2008 01:25:00PM 0 points [-]

Doug: From almost every perspective I could think of, it would be better to invest resources in raising a newborn than to recreate and rehabilitate a random individual from our barbaric past.

No, for him it won't be better. Altruistic aspect of the humane morality will help, even if it's more energy-efficient to incinerate you. For that matter, why raise a newborn child instead of making a paperclip?