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		CamperBob2 on Oct 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Left Kidney Also, there's the Achilles' heel of utilitarianism in general to deal with: "Even the very wise cannot see all ends." A cynic might say "Even the very wise cannot see any ends."

FeepingCreature on Oct 27, 2023 [–]

Then the cynic jumped out of a window.

(Clearly, there is some ability to see ends.)

CamperBob2 on Oct 27, 2023 | [–]

... and landed on some tracks just seconds ahead of a runaway trolley, derailing it before it could hit a busload of nuns.

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