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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 21 November 2013 11:18:03AM 0 points [-]

Would it be moral to kill him? Average utilitarianism says yes.

So would total utilitarianism, if his resources were reallocated to other people of more efficient happiness levels (or to new individuals brought into the world).

Comment author: V_V 21 November 2013 07:27:01PM 2 points [-]

That's why I'm not a fan of utilitarianism in its various forms.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 22 November 2013 10:11:19AM 0 points [-]

You'll get no argument from me there :-)

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