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I made no claims as to extremeness. I spoke to the issue of whether TCS says nothing at all other than "be rational". This is one of many cases here where people respond to my comments without paying attention to what my point was, what I said.
I made no claims as to extremeness
Would you like to?
You are basically a missionary: you see savages engage in horrifying practices AND they lose their soul in the process. The situation looks like it calls for extreme measures.