It is possible to rationally prioritise between causes without engaging deeply on philosophical issues
It’s really hard. But though intuition gets a bad rap, we at base have a sense of which things suck and how much. It can be inaccurate, but maybe wisdom of the crowds can help us pool together to estimate fx suffering weight to give to cluster headaches or losing a child.
I have no idea how much this breaks down when things get more abstract i.e. longtermism/GCR.
It’s really hard. But though intuition gets a bad rap, we at base have a sense of which things suck and how much. It can be inaccurate, but maybe wisdom of the crowds can help us pool together to estimate fx suffering weight to give to cluster headaches or losing a child.
I have no idea how much this breaks down when things get more abstract i.e. longtermism/GCR.