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Comment author: lessdazed 27 October 2011 12:00:22AM 0 points [-]

But that doesn't mean including Jerks (where 'Jerk' is defined as agents whose extrapolated volitions are deprecated) in the process that determines the fate of the universe is The Right Thing To Do

Sure, inclusion is a thing that causes good and bad outcomes, and not necessarily net good outcomes.

There are also obvious political reasons why such a compromise might be necessary.

Sure, but it's not logically necessary that it's a compromise, though it might be. It might be that the good outweighs the bad, or not, I'm not sure from where I stand.

If anyone thinks that CEV<all of the humans> is not a worse thing to set loose than CEV<all of the humans that are not obviously Jerks> then they are not being altruistic or moral they are being confused about a matter of fact.

Because I value inclusiveness more than zero, that's not necessarily true. It's probably true, or better yet, if one includes the best of the obvious Jerks with the rest of humanity, it's quite probably true. All else equal, I'd rather an individual be in than out, so if someone is all else equal worse than useless but only light ballast, having them is a net good.

Disclaimer

It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Vilfredo Pareto!

Comment author: wedrifid 27 October 2011 12:26:03AM 0 points [-]

Disclaimer

It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Vilfredo Pareto!

Huh? Chewbacca?

Comment author: lessdazed 27 October 2011 12:59:17AM 0 points [-]

I think your distinction is artificial, can you use it to show how an example question is a wrong question and another isn't, and show how your distinction sorts among those two types well?

Comment author: wedrifid 27 October 2011 01:18:53AM *  0 points [-]

Your Adam and and Eve reply made absolutely no sense and this question makes only slightly more. I cannot relate what you are saying to the disclaimer that you partially quote (except one way that implies you don't understand the subject matter - which I prefer not to assume). I cannot answer a question about what I am saying when I cannot see how on earth it is relevant.