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dxu comments on Deconstructing the riddle of experience vs. memory - Less Wrong Discussion

8 Post author: michael_b 17 February 2015 03:36PM

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Comment author: dxu 22 February 2015 08:05:12PM 1 point [-]

A different but related question that (I feel) makes the dilemma clearer:

Is there any cause that you would be willing to be tortured for if you were assured that your memories of the torture (and all subconscious aftereffects) would be subsequently erased, but would be unwilling to be tortured for if there were no such assurance?