Comic #7250: ethics-6

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Panel 1: Character 1: "WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE RIGHT ETHICS SYSTEM FOR HUMANS?" Character 2 (thinking bubble): "HYBRID."

Panel 2: Character 2: "WHEN A SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMES OUT SHOWING THAT MY PRE-EXISTING BELIEFS WOULD PRODUCE THE HAPPIEST OUTCOMES, I AM A UTILITARIAN."

Panel 3: Character 1: "WHEN A SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMES OUT SHOWING THAT MY PRE-EXISTING BELIEFS WOULD NOT PRODUCE THE HAPPIEST OUTCOMES, I KEEP MY OLD POSITION AND INSIST MY VALUES ARE FOUNDED IN IRON MORAL LAW."

Panel 4: Character 1: "IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHAT PHILOSOPHY IS BEST, WHICH MEANS SOME PERSPECTIVE ALWAYS JUSTIFIES ME IN CHANGING NOTHING ABOUT MYSELF IN RESPONSE TO NEW INFORMATION!"

Panel 5: Character 2: "IF YOUR MORAL STANDARDS ARE OPENLY SELF-CONTRADICTORY, HOW CAN THEY BE THE RIGHT ONES FOR HUMANS?" Character 1 (thinking bubble): "GOD KNOWS WE ARE HYPOCRITES AND WANTS US TO BE HAPPY."

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