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gjm comments on Does utilitarianism "require" extreme self sacrifice? If not why do people commonly say it does? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Jiro 11 December 2014 09:10:03PM 0 points [-]

Because that is what most English-speaking human beings mean by "ought".

Comment author: gjm 11 December 2014 10:24:52PM 0 points [-]

It doesn't seem that way to me. It seems to me that "ought" covers a fairly broad range of levels of obligation, so to speak; in cases of outright obligation I would be more inclined to use "must" than "ought".