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1 Post author: hankx7787 05 July 2012 05:04PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 05 July 2012 09:18:36PM *  1 point [-]

Obviously, major value conflicts preclude co-existence.

Not obvious. (How does this "preclusion" work? Is it the best decision available to both agents?)

Comment author: TimS 05 July 2012 11:26:11PM 0 points [-]

Well, if I don't include that sentence, someone nitpicks by saying:

How does one tolerate Hitler McHitler the murdering child-molester?

I was trying preempt by making it clear that McH gets imprisoned or killed, even by moral anti-realists (unless they are exceptionally stupid).