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Comment author: TimS 23 February 2013 03:11:01AM *  1 point [-]

There's not a clear dividing line between "easy" moral questions and hard moral questions. The Cold War, which massively increased the risk of nuclear winter, was a rational expression of Great Power relations between two powers.

Until we have mutually acceptable ways of resolving disputes when both parties are rationally protecting their interests, we can't actually solve the easy problems either.

Comment author: handoflixue 25 February 2013 07:25:25PM 0 points [-]

from you:

we can't actually solve the easy problems either.

and from me:

Implicit in that should have been the idea that CEV is still ridiculously difficult.

So, um, we agree, huzzah? :)