Hm, a downvote. Is my reasoning faulty? Or is someone objecting to my second example of a metaphysical stance that would motivate this type of calculation?
Perhaps! Though I certainly didn’t intend to imply that this was a selfish calculation—one could totally believe that the best altruistic strategy is to maximize the expected utility of being a person.
Hm, a downvote. Is my reasoning faulty? Or is someone objecting to my second example of a metaphysical stance that would motivate this type of calculation?
Perhaps people simply objected to the implied selfish motivations.
Perhaps! Though I certainly didn’t intend to imply that this was a selfish calculation—one could totally believe that the best altruistic strategy is to maximize the expected utility of being a person.