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> According to consequentialism, we should act to maximize good consequences. According to longtermism, we should act to benefit the long-term future. If either
by yosito 4y ago
> According to consequentialism, we should act to maximize good consequences. According to longtermism, we should act to benefit the long-term future. If either is correct, then it would be morally good to destroy Earth to seed a new, life-supporting universe.
After such an illogical, non sequitur intro, I'm surprised that this is being upvoted.
- DemocracyFTW2 4y agoBut this is not a bad rendering of what longtermism suggests we should think like. The author only reports it.