The analogy is that I consider living for eternity to be scary, and you say, “well, you can stop any time”. True, but it’s always going to be rational for me to live for one more year, and that way lies eternity.
The distinction you want is probably not rational/irrational but CDT/UDT or whatever,
Also,
insurance against the worst outcomes lasting forever
well, it’s also insurance against the best outcomes lasting forever (though you’re probably going to reply that bad outcomes are more likely than good outcomes and/or that you care more about preventing bad outcomes than ensuring good outcomes)
The distinction you want is probably not rational/irrational but CDT/UDT or whatever,
Also,
well, it’s also insurance against the best outcomes lasting forever (though you’re probably going to reply that bad outcomes are more likely than good outcomes and/or that you care more about preventing bad outcomes than ensuring good outcomes)