From: Alex Ramonsky (alex@ramonsky.com)
Date: Mon Aug 19 2002 - 07:12:33 MDT
The overview of Eliezers comment could be summed up as...'Engage brain
before putting mouth into gear'. Or in this case, before action?
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
> Lee Corbin wrote:
>
>> Eliezer writes
>>
>>> What should we do if Manhattan gets nuked? Well, medical care
>>> for the victims would be a good start.
>>
>>
>> This evasion of the central question is out of character for you,
>> Eliezer.
>> And if you really believe that governments of 21st century and 20th
>> century
>> nations should take no actions in some cases, *silence* is not the
>> proper way
>> to recommend that option (as you said in a part of your reply I
>> didn't quote).
>
>
> Mm, that's not quite the point I was trying to make. Silence doesn't
> mean you recommend inaction, but it does mean you haven't thought of
> any good answers yet.
>
> Medical care for the victims is something we unambiguously know is
> morally right. That's why I offered it as a starting point.
>
>
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