To me morals can't be disc. at the level of the ind./brain; abt how treat others/form society (soc. science). @DavidDeutschOxf
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@cinathestrup@SamHarrisOrg So "what should I want to do?" has no moral answer except "whatever others want"? Then what should *they* want? -
Least suffering for self and others?
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@cinathestrup@SamHarrisOrg That's a bad maxim when you're cornered by gang rapists—and the more of them there are, the worse the maxim is. -
See what you mean at this "group level". Would that thinking work at the level of "all human beings" though?
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"We're all on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know" - Auden
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I can't put my finger on it, but somehow this discussion was a bit frustrating. David didnt' quite get it?
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I think Sam didn't :) http://www.bretthall.org/morality Like
@DavidDeutschOxf says: morality about what to do next http://www.bretthall.org/the-moral-landscape-challenge.html …
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I guess future tech that converts any psycho' can in the wrong hands convert ANYONE into a psychopath; yes?
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@twitminor@SamHarrisOrg Yes but sometimes it might require crude downloading so there'd be an issue of whether it's still the same person. -
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@twitminor@SamHarrisOrg Less of an issue in the other direction because the ex-psycho could be given continuity with his pre-psycho self. - 1 more reply
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Wasn't clear what disagreement was in regards to your foundational claim of worst misery for everyone is bad?
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@reasonvalues@SamHarrisOrg One of them is that morality is about what to do next. And that includes *which* other state to move to ASAP. -
Do you agree with Sam's foundational claim?
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