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Slider comments on Can we decrease the risk of worse-than-death outcomes following brain preservation? - Less Wrong Discussion

8 Post author: Synaptic 21 February 2015 10:58PM

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Comment author: Slider 22 February 2015 01:33:03PM 1 point [-]

A future can bring unexpected benefits. What if some positive event happened that would offset any kind of literal terminal condition? For example in a future that had nuclear war but everybody is telekinetic, how can you have a standing will on what to do if you never seriously considered telekinesis being possible?