It is possible to rationally prioritise between causes without engaging deeply on philosophical issues
As laid out at length in my 2023 post, no, it is not. For a single quote “all of axiology, which includes both aesthetics and ethics, and large parts of metaphysics… are central to any discussion of how to pursue cause-neutrality, but are often, in fact, nearly always, ignored by the community.”
As to the idea that one can defer to others in place of engaging deeply, this is philosophically debated, and while rational in the decision theoretic sense, it is far harder to justify as a philosophical claim.
As laid out at length in my 2023 post, no, it is not. For a single quote “all of axiology, which includes both aesthetics and ethics, and large parts of metaphysics… are central to any discussion of how to pursue cause-neutrality, but are often, in fact, nearly always, ignored by the community.”
As to the idea that one can defer to others in place of engaging deeply, this is philosophically debated, and while rational in the decision theoretic sense, it is far harder to justify as a philosophical claim.
That said, my personal views and decisions are informed on a different basis.