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Pavitra comments on Lifeism, Anti-Deathism, and Some Other Terminal-Values Rambling - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Pavitra 09 March 2011 12:56:36AM 0 points [-]

I, personally, would rather accept that much of my values will not survive.

If there is something that you care about more than your values, they are not really your values.

You seem to conflate "I will care about X" with "X will occur". This breaks down in, for example, any case where precommitment is useful.

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