Thanks Jesse, I definitely should also have said that I’m assuming preventing extinction is good. My broad position on this is that the future could be good, or it could be bad, and I’m not sure how likely each scenario is, or what the ‘expected value’ of the future is.
Also agreed that utilitarianism isn’t concerned with selfishness, but from an individual’s perspective, I’m wondering if what Alex is doing in this case might be classed that way.
Thanks Jesse, I definitely should also have said that I’m assuming preventing extinction is good. My broad position on this is that the future could be good, or it could be bad, and I’m not sure how likely each scenario is, or what the ‘expected value’ of the future is.
Also agreed that utilitarianism isn’t concerned with selfishness, but from an individual’s perspective, I’m wondering if what Alex is doing in this case might be classed that way.