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Re:The shrimp welfare project by some_random on Monday November 18, 2024 @10:32AM (#42173282)
This brings up an interesting point, our view of morality is heavily skewed. If you made me choose between something bad happening to my partner or 10 random people, I would save my partner every time and I expect every normal person in the world to choose the same.
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Re:The shrimp welfare project by dartos on Monday November 18, 2024 @10:35AM (#42173324)
Well humans aren’t perfectly rational.

I wouldn’t think it moral to save my kitten over a random non-evil person, but I’d still do it.

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Re:The shrimp welfare project by Iulioh on Monday November 18, 2024 @01:07PM (#42175091)
It is a rational choice tho.

It wouldn't just hurt your partner, it would hurt you.

We know that following a "objective morality" the 10 people would be a better choice but it would hurt (indirectly) you.

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Re:The shrimp welfare project by dartos on Monday November 18, 2024 @01:16PM (#42175202)
You’re right. Maybe rational was the wrong word.

Humans aren’t perfectly objective.

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