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TheOtherDave comments on The Mere Cable Channel Addition Paradox - Less Wrong Discussion

64 Post author: Ghatanathoah 26 July 2012 07:20AM

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Comment author: shminux 28 July 2012 06:38:59PM 1 point [-]

I prefer the continued existence of at least one sub-baseline-happy person (myself) to their nonexistence.

This does not contradict what I said. Creation != continued existence, as emphasized in the OP. There is a significant hysteresis between the two. You don't want to have children less happy than you are, but you won't kill your own unhappy children.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 28 July 2012 07:54:56PM 1 point [-]

Agreed that creation != continued existence.

There are situations under which I would kill my own unhappy children. Indeed, there are even such situations where, were they happier, I would not kill them. However, "less happy than I am" does not describe those situations.

Comment author: shminux 28 July 2012 10:05:14PM 0 points [-]

Looks like we agree, then.