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Forum: Politics 11-02-2007, 06:02 PM
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Posted By xorbie
Re: Our brains (preferences and the such)

tame_deuces,

Good post. I hadn't even really thought about linguistics much when making my post, but I'd agree that the field has a wealth of information on how our brain functions.
Forum: Politics 11-02-2007, 05:59 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
Re: Our brains (preferences and the such)

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Because people who aren't micromanaging busybodies respect other people's autonomy. If someone asks you for help, great.

If not, MYOFB.

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Forum: Politics 11-02-2007, 05:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
Re: Our brains (preferences and the such)

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Who is most likely to know someone's preferences and act in the best way to achieve them?

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Why do you think it is reasonable that this sort of...
Forum: Politics 11-02-2007, 09:20 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
Re: Our brains (preferences and the such)

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I mean differences that relate to their mroal nature.

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What is a moral nature and what is the specific difference in play here and how does it apply to the matter at...
Forum: Politics 11-02-2007, 08:20 AM
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Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
Re: Our brains (preferences and the such)

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Children aren't the same moral category as adults as they have observable empirical biological differences.

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Why are adults in the same moral category as one another even...
Forum: Politics 11-02-2007, 08:05 AM
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Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
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No, I'm actually quite interested in maximizing other people's utility. I don't see why anyone other than a complete misanthrope wouldn't be interested in this to some degree.
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Forum: Politics 11-02-2007, 07:48 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
Re: Our brains (preferences and the such)

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Who is most likely to know someone's preferences and act in the best way to achieve them?

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Why do you think it is reasonable that this sort of question should have a...
Forum: Politics 11-01-2007, 10:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
Re: Our brains (preferences and the such)

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Since you acknowlege that you can't know other's preferences (and hence, their relative utility rankings of different alternatives) worrying about utility maximization for other people is...
Forum: Politics 11-01-2007, 08:15 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 149
Posted By xorbie
Our brains (preferences and the such)

This is what I was trying to get across in that other thread, but got off on the wrong foot more often than a blind man trying to dance the waltz with his deaf wife:

Clearly, our brain is where we...
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