Results from Version 2 of the Population Ethics Quiz

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Published on October 5, 2026 8:48 PM GMTOn the same day as I published the results from my population ethics quiz, I also introduced version 2 of the quiz. The new version adds some new questions to distinguish between types of people who accept the repugnant conclusion. It distinguishes between classical views, which treat happiness and suffering as symmetric, and negative-leaning views, which give special weight to suffering. I've now gotten 192 results from new quiz-takers. Here are the findi...

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