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The absolute scale for other species is more like "is a pet" vs "is not a pet". Humans kill other humans without too much hesitation if they can convince themse
by adrianN 5y ago
The absolute scale for other species is more like "is a pet" vs "is not a pet". Humans kill other humans without too much hesitation if they can convince themselves that those other humans are sufficiently different from their in-group.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoParochial altruism is an adaptation to resource scarcity and danger. An advanced civilization will be less affected by such problems.
- adrianN 5y agoI think it's quite risky to assume anything about alien psychology.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoAgnosticism is useless for the purpose of decision making, it only suggests that all decisions are equally good.
- adrianN 5y agoI suggest acting according to worst case assumptions, not weighing probabilities equally.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoWorst case is when you choose a wrong strategy.