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buybuydandavis comments on Ethics in a Feedback Loop: A Parable - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 26 July 2014 03:38:33AM *  2 points [-]

Is discussing preferences in sports, climate, food, art, attractiveness, ... also pointless? There are a great many preferences that we have, but not identically, and not assuming there is an objective "right" preference, that we discuss nevertheless.

This is the moral standard we are talking about.

No more than "we" are all talking about the same thing when "we" say God.

Is Clippy talking about the same moral standard?