Thanks for the informative reply! And also for writing the paper in the first place :)
“Such theories could be understood as sometimes prescribing ‘say whatever is optimal to say; that is, say whatever will bring about the best results.’ It might be optimal to pretend to not bite the bullet even though the person actually does.”
Thanks for the informative reply! And also for writing the paper in the first place :)
“Such theories could be understood as sometimes prescribing ‘say whatever is optimal to say; that is, say whatever will bring about the best results.’ It might be optimal to pretend to not bite the bullet even though the person actually does.”
I think we need to have high epistemic standards in this community, and would be dismayed if a significant number of people with strong moral views were hiding them in order to make a better impression on others. (See also https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CfcvPBY9hdsenMHCr/integrity-for-consequentialists)