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#2 - Consequentialism II: Strange Beliefs

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CHAPTER

Valuing Future Generations and Consequentialism

The chapter explores the speaker's struggle with aligning values with actions, particularly focusing on valuing future generations and whether they should be considered equally to present lives in moral decisions. The conversation delves into the complexities of consequentialism, discussing challenges like infinite ethics and expected value calculations with infinites, and the importance of taking a longer-term perspective in decision-making.

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