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Noah Carl's avatar

Thanks for writing this response. I think we agree about a lot, while emphasising different things. I want to emphasise that intelligence is only one contributor to moral worth, which can be outweighed by other considerations. I also want to emphasise that there's nothing special about intelligence. For example, one could write similar articles on why people with higher conscientiousness or pro-sociality have greater moral worth. Meanwhile, you want to emphasise that intelligence is an important contributor to moral worth, and we shouldn't downplay that.

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Lipton matthews's avatar

Eugenio Proto's study says intelligent people are socially competent. If moral worth is conditional on favourable social traits, then intelligent people are morally superior

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