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23 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 October 2008 12:09AM

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Comment author: Russell_Wallace 19 October 2008 04:54:56PM 0 points [-]

Excellent post!

As for explanation, the way I would put it is that ethics consists of hard-won wisdom from many lifetimes, which is how it is able to provide me with a safety rail against the pitfalls I have yet to encounter in my single lifetime.