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Kindly comments on Mentioning cryonics to a dying person - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: DanielH 09 August 2012 06:48AM

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Comment author: Kindly 09 August 2012 10:16:30PM 2 points [-]

Presumably the rabbis think their job is at the very least equally important.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 10 August 2012 02:11:25PM 0 points [-]

I'm aware of that. To get my approval, they'll have to do be accomplishing something I approve of.

Comment author: Kindly 10 August 2012 02:40:40PM *  3 points [-]

There's two things you could potentially approve of. The rabbis have a set of beliefs, and an algorithm they use to decide how to act on these beliefs.

I am pretty sure you disapprove of the beliefs. But what about the rabbi algorithm is different from the cryonics advocate algorithm? As far as I can tell, they are identical, and I'm sure you're not suggesting they switch to the "Do what Luke_A_Somers approves of, rather than what I think is right" algorithm.

Furthermore, I think the objection that the cryonics advocate is being distasteful is an objection to the algorithm, not to the beliefs.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 13 August 2012 01:57:10PM 1 point [-]

I can approve of actions without getting into questions about motivations. Especially in murky waters like religion.