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In response to The deeper solution to the mystery of moralism—Believing in morality and free will are hazardous to your mental health

Comment author: Bugmaster 13 October 2012 09:00:14PM 9 points [-]

What happened to this article ? Did a unicorn explode all over it ?

All the crazy colors are making it very hard to read.

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In response to comment by Bugmaster on The deeper solution to the mystery of moralism—Believing in morality and free will are hazardous to your mental health

Comment author: Cloppy 14 October 2012 03:23:55AM * 6 points [-]

That reminds me of Rainbow Splash, the Fourier-transformed alter-ego of Rainbow Dash in "Momentum Space".

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Comment author: Pentashagon 20 September 2012 11:08:35PM 0 points [-]

Is the number of possible kittens bounded? That's the point I was missing earlier.

If the number of kittens is bounded by M, your maximum utility u_max is bounded by M times the constant utility of a kitten (M * u_kitten). Therefore u_kitten is bounded by 1/M.

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Comment author: Cloppy 21 September 2012 02:05:09AM 1 point [-]

In future, consider expressing these arguments in terms of ponies. Why make a point using hypothetical utility functions, when you can make the same point by talking about what we really value?