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VoiceOfRa comments on Effective Altruism from XYZ perspective - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: VoiceOfRa 12 July 2015 03:56:34AM 5 points [-]

Even if he values human lives terminally, a utilitarian should assign unequal instrumental value to different human lives and make decision based on the combination of both.