Moral false-positives (failing to recognize an unethical behavior as unethical) are probably more costly than false-negatives (failing to recognize an ethical behavior as ethical). But moral false-negatives are costly, too.

Hugh Ristik, Comment on "Post proposal: Attraction and Seduction for Heterosexual Male Rationalists", LessWrong, February 8, 2011

false-negatives · false-positives · moral epistemology · moral uncertainty