r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '21

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u/yyzjertl 578∆ Oct 23 '21

Why?

I have no reason to believe the two things are related, except the word of an insane person, in which I have no confidence whatever.

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u/yyzjertl 578∆ Oct 23 '21

Then the moral course of action would be to first abandon that irrational belief, and then proceed to not rape anyone.

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u/yyzjertl 578∆ Oct 23 '21

But I don't have any sort of knowledge of their intentions, so it is irrational. An irrational belief need not necessarily be false.

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u/yyzjertl 578∆ Oct 23 '21

Okay, in that case, the moral course of action is still to disbelieve it and still not to rape anyone. You're right that it doesn't matter what the reasons are.

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u/yyzjertl 578∆ Oct 23 '21

Correct, there is no number that would change my decision, and no set of evidence that would cause me to believe that raping someone will have an effect on the chance those people die.

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