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Comment author: Manfred 14 November 2014 02:19:00AM *  1 point [-]

Pretty sure the unpacking goes like "I think it is 20% likely that a moral theory is 'true' (I'm interpreting 'true' as "what I would agree on after perfect information and time to grow and reflect") in which hurting cows is as morally bad as hurting humans."

Comment author: shminux 14 November 2014 04:11:03AM 2 points [-]

Right, sure. but does it not follow that, if you average over all possible worlds, 5 cows have the same moral worth as 1 human?