Most empirical decisions have some basis in crucial value based judgements that can make a difference in what causes to prioritize. I don't think light philosophy would be enough to really make good decisions.
The severity of an excruciating shock is felt by a living being in first person. In that sense it exists in its full badness. Even if it is forgotten, it was experienced.
For 500 shocks, the forgetting happens in between each shock. The worst that is experienced in first person at any moment is a moderate shock even if there are way more shocks from a third person perspective.
Appreciate the response! And yeah, that's exactly the problem one can arise at with this line of thinking.Â
Caring about differences is an interesting perspective. Not sure what to make of it at the moment, but I'll let that settle in.Â
I'll take a look at partial aggregation. I'm looking at the first few search results I find, but let me know if you have any recommendations of things to read.
On the margin, I've aimed to rank animal related and extreme suffering focused organizations higher due to my belief these causes are more neglected.
Most empirical decisions have some basis in crucial value based judgements that can make a difference in what causes to prioritize. I don't think light philosophy would be enough to really make good decisions.
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Appreciate the response! And yeah, that's exactly the problem one can arise at with this line of thinking.Â
Caring about differences is an interesting perspective. Not sure what to make of it at the moment, but I'll let that settle in.Â
I'll take a look at partial aggregation. I'm looking at the first few search results I find, but let me know if you have any recommendations of things to read.