Radical uncertainty of long-term consequences of our actions

We cannot foresee almost any of the long-term consequences of our actions. This radical uncertainty in the long-run impact of our choices frees us do the right thing in the moment, for its own sake. Because we cannot compute the Utilitarian calculation of downstream effects, we should instead should take faith that "doing the right thing" is the best course of action.

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