Which of the Following Is Not a Reason Gorman Offers

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason Gorman offers for why the choice to take an elixir of immortality is a particularly tricky one?

• A) It's hard to subjectively project yourself into the future
• B) Decision theory has trouble with infinite values
• C) Your choice might affect other people
• D) It's hard to know if you're the kind of person who will find it futile to do things you're only interested in because you forgot them

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