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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 12 February 2011 11:37:42PM *  4 points [-]

As a Humean, who bases his moral philosophy on rational self-interest,

Two points.

1:

Why is this any less arbitrary?

2:

So if I handed you a baby and offered you $10 to kill it, assuming no one else would ever find out, would you do it?

If the answer is some variation on "no, because I would feel bad about it", I can throw in a pill that keeps you from feeling bad about it.

Comment author: ShardPhoenix 14 February 2011 03:57:11AM 0 points [-]

The scenario in 2 is too implausable to be useful, in my opinion.

Comment author: wedrifid 13 February 2011 02:21:51AM 0 points [-]

w! Definitely a w.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 13 February 2011 05:59:03PM 2 points [-]

I don't understand the reference to w. What does that letter have to do with the context?

Comment author: wedrifid 13 February 2011 06:04:20PM 0 points [-]

The homophone is broken.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 13 February 2011 08:53:34PM 1 point [-]

Oh! Throw in a pill, not through in. I got it.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 13 February 2011 09:00:07PM 2 points [-]

Thanks, Fixed.

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