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Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes by CamperBob2 on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @11:32PM (#11539493)
Of course, the big problem with utilitarianism is that, in the immortal words of Gandalf, "Even the very wise cannot see all ends."
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Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes by lmm on Thursday April 21, 2016 @07:06AM (#11541030)
So you make the best decision you can knowing what you know at the time. The non-utilitarian alternative by definition consists of making a decision that you think is worse.
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