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William MacAskill: belief

10 Aug 2022 Conversations with Tyler William MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Moral Progress, and Cultural Innovation

“I think there’s more on the table than maybe more than philosophers give it credit for.”

— William MacAskill

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William MacAskill
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belief
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10 Aug 2022
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Conversations with Tyler

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…And that’s related to thinking we might be living in a simulation or not. Yes. In general, the fact that it’s our experiences that we have direct awareness of and the idea that maybe there’s no external world. I think there’s more on the table than maybe more than philosophers give it credit for. You’re from Scotland. Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments as a book — over- or underrated?…

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