zhibr t1_iuhdc5q wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:35 AM

Reply to comment by contractualist in Freedom vs. Utility (the modern Euthyphro dilemma) by contractualist

I'm not following. If the experience of freedom is the foundation of morality, does it mean that the most moral thing to do would be to create and put all humans into Matrix where each person was given as much freedom as possible in their own private reality?

contractualist OP t1_iuk646q wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:12 PM

What I mean is that our freedom is the basis of our moral universe. It determines who is part of that universe and its rules. And its binary (or based on a threshold), whether you are subject to moral rules depend on whether you are free. And moral rules must be created based on what free people would agree to.

This is obviously a very controversial topic and I'll be discussing it much more on my substack. If there are any issues that should be addressed, please let me know so I can write about them.