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Comment author: Adele_L 13 September 2013 02:13:42AM 1 point [-]

I assume this is a mistake because there is evidence that flossing is beneficial.

But this isn't a convincing argument at all:

Knowing that your future self will feel this way you should feel this way now.

I feel pretty confident that if I decided to take heroin, my hypothetical future self would feel that not being on heroin is "gross." But knowing this does not convince me to take heroin.

Comment author: wedrifid 13 September 2013 07:20:51AM *  2 points [-]

I feel pretty confident that if I decided to take heroin, my hypothetical future self would feel that not being on heroin is "gross."

That doesn't seem likely. "Terrifying" or "unthinkable" are likely. "Gross" is not. If your hypothetical future self felt that it would just be weird.

Comment author: Adele_L 13 September 2013 01:08:01PM 1 point [-]

Hence the quotes.

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