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> After that it's sufficient to consider whether there's a greater than zero chance of creating it (there seems to be). That is a Kantian, deontological approa
by cercatrova 4y ago
> After that it's sufficient to consider whether there's a greater than zero chance of creating it (there seems to be).
That is a Kantian, deontological approach, an ethical framework not shared by all. The utilitarian would ask how much suffering would be caused as compared to how much good it would produce.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoPong playing? Infinite good!
- austinjp 4y agoErm no. I'm not advocating morality driven by "duty". I'm pointing out the pragmatic issue that we don't know where we're heading, so perhaps we should pause and have a good hard think about the possibilities :) Utilitarianism also comes with its own issues, of course. Exploitation of minorities and the disempowered, for example (including manufactured brains-in-vats, it seems).