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based on the QTs, I think if i actually laid out all the culturally-designated-as-disgusting things i would vote on as 'not morally wrong', twitter would spontaneously combust

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Jul 3, 2022

A man's beloved dog runs outside, gets hit by a car, and dies. The man mourns this greatly. Before burying the dog, the man has sex with the dog's corpse. He never had sex with the dog when it was live, and never does this again. Assume no risk of disease. This is:

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5:46 AM · Jul 6, 2022

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Your illustrative point that moral intuition is not moral logic doesn't take away the fact that intuition exists, mostly involuntarily, and its violation constitutes a form of harm in and of itself.

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You can use moral logic to change your intuition. Been there, done that. Highly recommend. Most people apparently never really question their beliefs.

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oh that sounds incredibly fun

@gggviideo

Jul 6, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

People are very afraid of big questions hey

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lay them all out in a post like this

axisofordinary.substack.com

My most controversial beliefs

1. What we should collectively care about the most 1.1. Solving the AI control problem (ensuring the safety of artificial superintelligence and preventing a big power artificial intelligence arms...

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I voted no... It's high on ick factor but literally 0 on harm.

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It’s because you didn’t add a morally right option.

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DO IT DO IT DO IT also you might want to additionally specify "no consequences whatsoever"? ppl will still find justifications in like, psychological trauma to the guy or something

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Amorality Is: Cognizant have Ethics not Morals; Ethics objectively derivable, morals subjectively defined independent empirical reality.

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This is Ted Bundy behavior but less worse lol