As it stands, I don't think that Effective Altruism (EA) fully describes my ethical values, let alone my other personal values. So, I wanted to write something that does fully describe my values.
I really like this post! It's nice to have your views spelled out so explicitly. I found myself agreeing with a lot of this and pretty confused about other bits. Some of the things that I most want answers/clarification for:
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"I think atheism is the most important first step to take if you're trying to help the world. I'm an antitheist."
This seems like a very strong statement. Surely one could believe in some deistic god/the "god of philosophers" and this wouldn't affect their moral views very much! Also, if no god implies moral anti-realism, then it seems like becoming an atheist would NOT be an important step towards helping the world because "helping the world" is no longer a meaningful concept. Maybe I am misunderstanding the realism-anti realism debate though.
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"I have a whole paper written up on why I don't want to have children. If you're interested in reading it, message me!"
I have some intuitions against antinatalism, so I am very interested in reading this!
I really like this post! It's nice to have your views spelled out so explicitly. I found myself agreeing with a lot of this and pretty confused about other bits. Some of the things that I most want answers/clarification for:
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"I think atheism is the most important first step to take if you're trying to help the world. I'm an antitheist."
This seems like a very strong statement. Surely one could believe in some deistic god/the "god of philosophers" and this wouldn't affect their moral views very much! Also, if no god implies moral anti-realism, then it seems like becoming an atheist would NOT be an important step towards helping the world because "helping the world" is no longer a meaningful concept. Maybe I am misunderstanding the realism-anti realism debate though.
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"I have a whole paper written up on why I don't want to have children. If you're interested in reading it, message me!"
I have some intuitions against antinatalism, so I am very interested in reading this!
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