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Be More Moral, Less Conformist
Humans are built to conform, but that often leads us to support horrible things
3 hrs ago • Bentham's Bulldog
Functional Decision Theory: Not Even Wrong, Also Wrong
My comprehensive case against functional decision theory
Jun 29 • Bentham's Bulldog
Everyone's Making This Obvious Mistake All The Time
It's 2026. You shouldn't still be making Parfit's named first mistake in moral mathematics.
Jun 28 • Bentham's Bulldog
You Can Just Do Things: Alex Bores Edition
Why I flew across the country to spend many days talking to voters about Alex Bores
Jun 27 • Bentham's Bulldog
Ways to Shut Your Brain Off
How people blind themselves to good arguments
Jun 26 • Bentham's Bulldog
We Should Hand Off To Morally Reflective AIs
This article was created by Forethought. See our research on our website.
Published on ForeWord • Jun 25
Michael Huemer is Wrong About Insects
Some of his claims about why they don't feel pain are demonstrably empirically false
Jun 23 • Bentham's Bulldog
Dialogues on Ethical Longtermism
Is the far future most of what matters?
Jun 22 • Bentham's Bulldog
Intergalactic Torture Chambers
Why factory farms may spread to the stars
Jun 20 • Bentham's Bulldog
Midtown Manhattan Meetup
Are you in midtown Manhattan? Come to the meetup
Jun 19 • Bentham's Bulldog
Effective Altruists Are Underestimating Politics
Voting in close elections, donating, and telling your friends to do the same is one of the best ways you can use your time.
Jun 18 • Bentham's Bulldog
Bores vs. Trumpian Authoritarianism
AI poses unprecedented threats to democracy. We need politicians who are serious about the issue.
Jun 16 • Bentham's Bulldog
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