Epistemic status: This essay attempts to communicate intuitions strong shaped by @Joe Carlsmith's writing, particularly "On Green."

Warning: very minor spoilers, mostly for "The Dark Knight".

Some people have a sense of weight about them. They know exactly what they want and can explain why it is Right. Presented with a moral dilemma, they resolve conflicts between local values in a consistent way by appealing to higher values - they can tell you today whether they would actually pull the lever in the trolley problem and why they (hopefully) wouldn't harvest the organs from one patient to save five - or why they would be compelled to. Most of these people seem to be deeply religious - the real-world example I have in mind is an intelligent Catholic friend who once had his bike stolen and explained to me that it was a shame because he would have happily [...]

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