He also has trouble not throwing his life away to destroy some dementors for no lasting gain at all.
Harry is just deeply irrational about these things.
No one is perfect. I suspect a lot of people would have trouble in that situation, even highly rational people.
I know I probably wouldn’t, but that’s not because I’m being a good utilitarian. Quite the opposite: in fact, I’m too self-centered to do it.
He also has trouble not throwing his life away to destroy some dementors for no lasting gain at all.
Harry is just deeply irrational about these things.
No one is perfect. I suspect a lot of people would have trouble in that situation, even highly rational people.
I know I probably wouldn’t, but that’s not because I’m being a good utilitarian. Quite the opposite: in fact, I’m too self-centered to do it.