Eh, I don’t put much weight on moral intuitions in deeply bizarre choices. That’s not what they’re evolved/trained on, and it seems designed to give odd responses. Examining one’s reaction can sometimes be interesting, but it isn’t a good guide to moral truth.
Your ice cream scenario isn’t about you spending $100, it’s about you choosing between ice cream and a commune-provided widget. I don’t see much of interest in that choice.
Past a certain point, this is certainly true. But you need a certain degree of reflection before you can tell whether further reflection is likely to produce valuable insights. Apparently you hit your limit, but I haven’t yet. If you have some reason why you think this is a particularly unenlightening thing to think about, I’d love to hear it, but this seems like a matter of different tastes.
See Vaniver’s comments below his answer for reasons I think this is worth thinking about. I basically agree with them.
Eh, I don’t put much weight on moral intuitions in deeply bizarre choices. That’s not what they’re evolved/trained on, and it seems designed to give odd responses. Examining one’s reaction can sometimes be interesting, but it isn’t a good guide to moral truth.
Your ice cream scenario isn’t about you spending $100, it’s about you choosing between ice cream and a commune-provided widget. I don’t see much of interest in that choice.
Past a certain point, this is certainly true. But you need a certain degree of reflection before you can tell whether further reflection is likely to produce valuable insights. Apparently you hit your limit, but I haven’t yet. If you have some reason why you think this is a particularly unenlightening thing to think about, I’d love to hear it, but this seems like a matter of different tastes.
See Vaniver’s comments below his answer for reasons I think this is worth thinking about. I basically agree with them.