I have to say, I object to the general spirit of this post. There didn’t seem to be any attempt to engage us on an intellectual level. Whenever I read an article on LW I almost always come away having learned something new and interesting, even if I didn’t share the author’s value system. In this case, if you strip away the name-calling, bravado and inspirational quotes, there doesn’t seem to be anything left.
To be more specific: I’m not convinced that a person’s life is always more valuable than their “integrity”, as you’ve narrowly defined it. I do value truth, knowledge, and humanity, as most of us do, but your views are simply not the next logical step from this. You need to give us some powerful mediating arguments if you expect us to agree with such an extreme claim.
I have to say, I object to the general spirit of this post. There didn’t seem to be any attempt to engage us on an intellectual level. Whenever I read an article on LW I almost always come away having learned something new and interesting, even if I didn’t share the author’s value system. In this case, if you strip away the name-calling, bravado and inspirational quotes, there doesn’t seem to be anything left.
To be more specific: I’m not convinced that a person’s life is always more valuable than their “integrity”, as you’ve narrowly defined it. I do value truth, knowledge, and humanity, as most of us do, but your views are simply not the next logical step from this. You need to give us some powerful mediating arguments if you expect us to agree with such an extreme claim.