I'm a PhD student studying biochemistry. I was so impressed by HPMOR that I decided to look up EY. I then discovered LessWrong and have been reading a post a day on rationality ever since in an attempt to make myself as rational a human
I'm new to LessWrong so pardon me if my question has an obvious answer or seems silly, and please let me know if there are flaws in my reasoning.
"The self-benefiting thing to do is to run away, but I hope I would at least try to drag the girl off the railroad tracks." In this context, is the rational choice different for different people?
I believe that rationality can mean different things to different people because people have different moral compasses- a set of values they believe is right or are the most important to them. If I place another human's life in high enough regard that I would try to... (read more)
I'm new to LessWrong so pardon me if my question has an obvious answer or seems silly, and please let me know if there are flaws in my reasoning.
"The self-benefiting thing to do is to run away, but I hope I would at least try to drag the girl off the railroad tracks." In this context, is the rational choice different for different people?
I believe that rationality can mean different things to different people because people have different moral compasses- a set of values they believe is right or are the most important to them. If I place another human's life in high enough regard that I would try to... (read more)