Q2 @SamHarrisOrg If you’re strongly consequentialist in most domains of ethics, why so seemingly Kantian/deontological WRT lying?
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@MultipleDraftz You need to broaden your analysis of "well-being." Sadistic pleasures are not the same as love and compassion. -
@SamHarrisOrg Obviously they're not, but I don't see how that addresses my (reasonable, non-confrontational) question. My bad for asking, eh -
@MultipleDraftz My point is that it's still all about consequences... -
@SamHarrisOrg ...consequences for well being (broadly conceived, personal/aggregate, extended into the future). I think my Q1 still stands!
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@SamHarrisOrg Wouldn't you say that giving children thousands of calories of sugar is obviously more harmful than taking it away from them? -
@ScottReilly42 False choice. You can truthfully tell them that and limit their candy intake.
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@SamHarrisOrg Thx, finally asked 7yr-o son if he believes in Santa, said he wasn't sure.Asked if he believes in god,he said,"Well, not God!" - 1 more reply
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@SamHarrisOrg Is there evidence of any long-term cost (or any other effect) associated with believing in Santa as a child? -
@gnewburn@SamHarrisOrg Perhaps a better question: is there any evidence of a long term benefit that would justify deception? -
@bberginz@SamHarrisOrg There's clearly a *short-term* benefit (however small), as Sam acknowledges.
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@SamHarrisOrg@jimmykimmel Wow, Jimmy's a a shit. Sacha Baron Cohen sails into similar waters, often. -
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@Billinsiheung@SamHarrisOrg@jimmykimmel Not really the point, is it? - 1 more reply
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@SamHarrisOrg@jimmykimmel Before I got to the part that Rachel wasn't real, I was already diappointed that I couldn't youtube her.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Right speech.
#dharma | RT@SamHarrisOrg: The High Cost of Tiny Lies http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-high-cost-of-tiny-lies …”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg So this has been making the rounds http://youtu.be/R7AXBOT8KzU -
@SamHarrisOrg and also this http://onion.com/1fiIO28 (pretty sure they stole your schtick)
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