The Repugnant Conclusion

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This is a line of thinking that seems to be operating in the background during a lot of discussions in effective altruism circles. Is it persuasive? If not, what is missing?

5-minute Explanation from Julia Galef
https://​​www.youtube.com/​​watch?v=vqBl50TREHU
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
https://​​plato.stanford.edu/​​entries/​​repugnant-conclusion/​​
Somewhat related slatestarcodex take:
https://​​slatestarcodex.com/​​2015/​​03/​​04/​​a-series-of-unprincipled-exceptions/​​

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