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cowlinator t1_j3abmqx wrote

Reply to comment by humbleElitist_ in Our ability to resist temptation depends on how fragmented one's mind is | On the inconsistencies in one’s mental setup by IAI_Admin

I think being more self-aware of them helps us to compensate. But I'm not sure being inconsistent is a problem unless we're talking about a preference for certain ethical principles.

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humbleElitist_ t1_j3apsg6 wrote

Well the problem is that what I’m likely to do in the future is not what I currently want to in-the-future-do , and in the later future not what I will want-to-have-done.

I don’t see how that’s not “a problem”?

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