It is possible to rationally prioritise between causes without engaging deeply on philosophical issues
I mean, any position you take has an implied moral philosophy and decision theory associated with it. These are often not very robust (i.e. reasonable other moral philosophies/ decision theories disagree). Therefore, to then engage about an issue on a rational level requires one to take these sorts of positions—ignoring them entirely because they’re hard seems completely unjustifiable.
I mean, any position you take has an implied moral philosophy and decision theory associated with it. These are often not very robust (i.e. reasonable other moral philosophies/ decision theories disagree). Therefore, to then engage about an issue on a rational level requires one to take these sorts of positions—ignoring them entirely because they’re hard seems completely unjustifiable.