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Dagon comments on A rational approach to the issue of permanent death-prevention - Less Wrong Discussion

-4 Post author: Nanashi 11 February 2015 12:22PM

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Comment author: Dagon 11 February 2015 07:08:01PM 1 point [-]

If nobody could die, we'd STIL be having arguments about when it's OK to steal a loaf of bread. Whether to prevent starvation, or just to prevent hunger pains, or to increase strength by a bit, the question of "need" cannot be easily compared across entities.