Exercise for 'What do you think?'

Abstract

This chapter encourages readers to reflect on the ideas presented in the Effective Altruism (EA) Handbook, focusing on identifying their concerns and uncertainties about EA principles. It reviews the key themes covered in previous chapters, including the effectiveness mindset, comparing causes, radical empathy, existential risks, longtermism, and artificial intelligence. The chapter prompts readers to delve deeper into topics they find confusing, to consider the strengths and weaknesses of arguments presented, and to list ideas that surprised them and why they hold those opinions. The chapter concludes by encouraging further exploration of the complex and nuanced topics addressed in the EA framework. – AI-generated abstract