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MugaSofer comments on An Abortion Dialogue - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: MugaSofer 24 January 2013 12:08:25PM -1 points [-]

I based the C character on the thoughts that 'a materialistic sophisticated Christian' evoked in my head; he didn't go with a multi-category scheme, just the ordinary binary.

Fair enough. It's your character, you know better than me what he'd say. My strawman sense is tingling, but then you've stated that you didn't intend either of them to be right so I guess it's unfair to demand an ironman of either side.

As opposed to what?

More discussion of where, exactly, such a line should be drawn. I'm not saying he shouldn't have bitten it eventually, mind.

Comment author: gwern 24 January 2013 05:21:55PM 2 points [-]

More discussion of where, exactly, such a line should be drawn. I'm not saying he shouldn't have bitten it eventually, mind.

If you draw the line anywhere, you've bitten the bullet. The rest is just applied economics - as the joke about the woman goes, we've already established what Apologist is and now that'd just be setting his price.

Comment author: MugaSofer 25 January 2013 09:20:02AM -2 points [-]

True. You didn't make that point in the dialog, however, which is a shame because it's a good one. (I am not a fan of infanticide.)

Comment author: gwern 25 January 2013 05:33:19PM 1 point [-]

I'll add some version of that, then, since you like it.

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