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26 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 13 February 2009 02:58PM

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Comment author: Robin_Hanson2 13 February 2009 09:24:23PM 0 points [-]

Eliezer, our choices aren't between only the two polar opposites of only caring for the children's "own sake" vs. caring smartly for their reproductive value. Yes, the fact that our grief has not update for modern fertility patterns rejects one of those poles, but that does not imply the other pole.