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ChristianKl comments on Open thread, Mar. 16 - Mar. 22, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 22 March 2015 06:39:00PM 1 point [-]

why is it wrong to do X as your goal, but okay to do X in service of something else

Because intentions matter for judge morality of a lot of human interactions. If a professional is hired for a specific purpose, it's important that the professional doesn't use the power of his role to push his personal agenda.