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army1987 comments on Open thread, July 23-29, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 July 2013 09:12:02AM 6 points [-]

How's that a fallacy? The utility function is not up for grabs. If I care more about people I know than about people I don't know, I may be evil/selfish/whatever, but I'm not (epistemically) wrong just because of that.

Comment author: elharo 28 July 2013 12:51:47PM 0 points [-]

Fair enough. Perhaps it's not technically a "fallacy" though it can easily become so when combined with some other common ideas. But I'm still trying to come up with existing research or common phraseology on these questions.

Comment author: [deleted] 28 July 2013 12:56:21PM *  1 point [-]

But I'm still trying to come up with existing research or common phraseology on these questions.

See this. :-)

Comment author: [deleted] 28 July 2013 01:59:23PM 0 points [-]

it can easily become so when combined with some other common ideas

Like what?

Comment author: elharo 28 July 2013 04:19:49PM 0 points [-]

Utilitarianism is one example. "All men are created equal" is another.