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Re:Alzheimer’s amyloid hypothesis ‘cabal’ thwarted progress ... by dabbledash on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @08:36PM (#31830734)
"Ethics should rather be focused on what we all want and equitable conflict resolution."

Whence "should"? Why "equitable"? Why care about what everyone wants?

You trying to dominate somebody with these normative assertions?

Re:Alzheimer’s amyloid hypothesis ‘cabal’ thwarted progress ... by guerrilla on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @09:03PM (#31830909)
> Why care about what everyone wants?

Because anyone could be in anyone else's situation. You want norms that don't fuck you when you draw the short end of the stick.

> You trying to dominate somebody with these normative assertions?

I'm literally and transparently trying to convince you to do what I want.

Re:Alzheimer’s amyloid hypothesis ‘cabal’ thwarted progress ... by JackFr on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:05AM (#31832245)
> You want norms that don't fuck you when you draw the short end of the stick.

Not necessarily. You’re claiming your worldview as universal.

It’s easy to imagine an ethics where strength and power are virtues and weakness is a moral failing, and the strong owe nothing to the weak.

Re:Alzheimer’s amyloid hypothesis ‘cabal’ thwarted progress ... by guerrilla on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @05:42AM (#31833781)
> Not necessarily. You’re claiming your worldview as universal.

So you're fine with a system where anyone is allowed to kidnap and torture you? That's in your interest? No, I didn't think so and you agree with me.

Re:Alzheimer’s amyloid hypothesis ‘cabal’ thwarted progress ... by TedDoesntTalk on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @09:29AM (#31835752)
If I’m stronger and have more guns, why wouldn’t I want that system? Then I could kidnap, steal, etc. become wealthy through theft and spread my genes through rape. Isn’t this what we had a few tens of thousands of years ago?
Re:Alzheimer’s amyloid hypothesis ‘cabal’ thwarted progress ... by TedDoesntTalk on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @10:09PM (#31831304)
> I'm literally and transparently trying to convince you to do what I want.

Didn’t work. Partially because I don’t understand it.