iconoclast
31-05-2008, 04:16 PM
The YUXI Problem.
Suppose there’s a being, (i) belonging to a species, (u) headed for extinction because (u) believes in, and acts on the basis of x, rather than y.
(i) knows x to be the cause of the impending demise of (u). (i) knows y to be more valid than x. (i) believes that acting in accord with y would allow (u) to continue to exist.
(i) has tried to make (u) understand y – but to no avail.
What should (i) do?
Suppose there’s a being, (i) belonging to a species, (u) headed for extinction because (u) believes in, and acts on the basis of x, rather than y.
(i) knows x to be the cause of the impending demise of (u). (i) knows y to be more valid than x. (i) believes that acting in accord with y would allow (u) to continue to exist.
(i) has tried to make (u) understand y – but to no avail.
What should (i) do?