I strongly believe in effective altruism and they do not. [...] I am being outvoted two-to-one by people who believe saving lives and saving souls are nearly equally important.
Differences in belief about what’s important are somewhat independent from differences in disposition about pursuing effectiveness. A person may have very unusual beliefs about what’s important (i.e. caring about lives of insects), but remain motivated to seek the most effective ways of influencing these things.
Differences in belief about what’s important are somewhat independent from differences in disposition about pursuing effectiveness. A person may have very unusual beliefs about what’s important (i.e. caring about lives of insects), but remain motivated to seek the most effective ways of influencing these things.