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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 17 November 2013 04:51:02PM 5 points [-]

That's average utilitarianism, which has its own problems in the literature.

with the caveat that it is also unethical to end the life of any currently existing sentient being.

This is a good general caveat to have.

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