Quote Originally Posted by JKDS View Post
popping by to say two things.

First



Thats awesome, and I've never heard the history of science explained like that before. Its totes true though.

Before I get to my next point, heres a distraction!



Alright alright. Second point.

I strongly believe, and studies give some support to this, that we are not creatures who are maximizing our utility...but instead minimizing harm. You might say that minimizing harm = maximizing utility, but I disagree. The difference is in the means...because at the end of it all...we're not trying to obtain good things...but avoid bad ones.
This is the only reasonable alternative to utility maximization I've ever heard. It's effectively the same thing, but technically different and equally as plausible.