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	== Baseline Model ==		== Baseline Model ==
	In the '''Baseline''' model, 0 (zero) represents the estimated average life quality of all ~~[[wikipedia:Sentient\|~~sentient]] life by [[tentum]] that we are aware of or can reasonably assume has existed.		In the '''Baseline''' model, 0 (zero) represents the estimated average life quality of all sentient life by [[tentum]] that we are aware of or can reasonably assume has existed.

	Individual lives can be expressed numerically as:		Individual lives can be expressed numerically as:
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	This does require assumptions on our part about what is an is not [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] until we can better determine this scientifically, but the true '''Baseline''' value would still exist regardless of our ignorance; we are just attempting to the best of our ability to estimate it.		This does require assumptions on our part about what is an is not [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] until we can better determine this scientifically, but the true '''Baseline''' value would still exist regardless of our ignorance; we are just attempting to the best of our ability to estimate it.

	So, in essence, you are imagining picking a card at random from an unimaginably large deck where each card is a different [[tentum]] for every ~~[[wikipedia:Sentient\|~~sentient]] life that has existed on Earth. The average life quality across all cards is 0 or the '''Baseline''' and so any life with a higher than average quality is positive and any with a lower quality is negative.		So, in essence, you are imagining picking a card at random from an unimaginably large deck where each card is a different tentum for every sentient life that has existed on Earth. The average life quality across all cards is 0 or the '''Baseline''' and so any life with a higher than average quality is positive and any with a lower quality is negative.

	While life quality is subjective, imagine you had to live as every single one of these and then had to choose between two different ~~[[tentum\|~~tentums]] which you would rather do again if you had to do one. Having lived as them all, you may prefer mundane and quiet over eventful and violent given that you still got plenty of both across all lives.		While life quality is subjective, imagine you had to live as every single one of these and then had to choose between two different tentums which you would rather do again if you had to do one. Having lived as them all, you may prefer mundane and quiet over eventful and violent given that you still got plenty of both across all lives.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	This does require assumptions on our part about what is an is not [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] until we can better determine this scientifically, but the true '''Baseline''' value would still exist regardless of our ignorance; we are just attempting to the best of our ability to estimate it.		This does require assumptions on our part about what is an is not [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] until we can better determine this scientifically, but the true '''Baseline''' value would still exist regardless of our ignorance; we are just attempting to the best of our ability to estimate it.

	So, in essence, you are imagining picking a card at random from an unimaginably large deck where each card is a different [[tentum]] for a [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] life that has existed on Earth. The average life quality across all cards is 0 or the '''Baseline''' and so any life with a higher than average quality is positive and any with a lower quality is negative.		So, in essence, you are imagining picking a card at random from an unimaginably large deck where each card is a different [[tentum]] for every [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] life that has existed on Earth. The average life quality across all cards is 0 or the '''Baseline''' and so any life with a higher than average quality is positive and any with a lower quality is negative.

	While life quality is subjective, imagine ~~living~~ two different [[tentum\|tentums]] ~~one after another and having to choose~~ which you would rather do again if you had to do one.		While life quality is subjective, imagine you had to live as every single one of these and then had to choose between two different [[tentum\|tentums]] which you would rather do again if you had to do one. Having lived as them all, you may prefer mundane and quiet over eventful and violent given that you still got plenty of both across all lives.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	== Understanding Baseline ==		== Understanding Baseline ==

			The best way to understand '''Baseline''' is to imagine averaging the life quality for all [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] life that has existed on Earth to this point.

			This does require assumptions on our part about what is an is not [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] until we can better determine this scientifically, but the true '''Baseline''' value would still exist regardless of our ignorance; we are just attempting to the best of our ability to estimate it.

			So, in essence, you are imagining picking a card at random from an unimaginably large deck where each card is a different [[tentum]] for a [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] life that has existed on Earth. The average life quality across all cards is 0 or the '''Baseline''' and so any life with a higher than average quality is positive and any with a lower quality is negative.

			While life quality is subjective, imagine living two different [[tentum\|tentums]] one after another and having to choose which you would rather do again if you had to do one.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	However, '''Baseline''' can still be determined at a lower accuracy to the best of one's ability without extensive equations and number crunching.		However, '''Baseline''' can still be determined at a lower accuracy to the best of one's ability without extensive equations and number crunching.

			== Understanding Baseline ==


	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{seealso\|[[Ethica Ultima]], [[Tentum]]}}		{{seealso\|[[Ethica Ultima]], [[Tentum]]}}

	{{Seealsowiki\|[[wikipedia:Sentience\|Sentience]]}}		{{Seealsowiki\|[[wikipedia:Sentience\|Sentience]]}}

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	However, '''Baseline''' can still be determined at a lower accuracy to the best of one's ability without extensive equations and number crunching.		However, '''Baseline''' can still be determined at a lower accuracy to the best of one's ability without extensive equations and number crunching.



	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{seealso\|[[Ethica Ultima]], [[Tentum]]}}		{{seealso\|[[Ethica Ultima]], [[Tentum]]}}

	{{Seealsowiki\|[[wikipedia:Sentience\|Sentience]]}}		{{Seealsowiki\|[[wikipedia:Sentience\|Sentience]]}}

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	* Positive (+X): life quality is better than the average.		* Positive (+X): life quality is better than the average.
	* Negative (-X): life quality is worse than the average.		* Negative (-X): life quality is worse than the average.



	While it cannot be known with absolute certainty, the more accurate and rigorous '''Baseline''' is calculated, the closer one should get to the true [[Ethica Ultima]].		While it cannot be known with absolute certainty, the more accurate and rigorous '''Baseline''' is calculated, the closer one should get to the true [[Ethica Ultima]].

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{seealso\|[[Ethica Ultima]]}}		{{seealso\|[[Ethica Ultima]], [[Tentum]]}}

	{{Seealsowiki\|[[wikipedia:Sentience\|Sentience]]}}		{{Seealsowiki\|[[wikipedia:Sentience\|Sentience]]}}

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	== Baseline Model ==		== Baseline Model ==
	In ~~this~~ model, 0 (zero) represents the estimated average life quality of all [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] life that we are aware of or can reasonably assume has existed.		In the '''Baseline''' model, 0 (zero) represents the estimated average life quality of all [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] life by [[tentum]] that we are aware of or can reasonably assume has existed.

	Individual lives can be expressed numerically as:		Individual lives can be expressed numerically as:
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	* Positive (+X): life quality is better than the average.		* Positive (+X): life quality is better than the average.
	* Negative (-X): life quality is worse than the average.		* Negative (-X): life quality is worse than the average.

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	'''Baseline''' is a mathematical approach to evaluate the ethics of a given action involving another [[wikipedia:Sentience\|sentient being]] within an eternal framework.		'''Baseline''' is a mathematical approach to evaluate the ethics of a given action involving another [[wikipedia:Sentience\|sentient being]] within an eternal framework.

	In theory, an exact value for '''Baseline''' exists, but we can only approximate it with higher degrees of accuracy and precision.		In short, '''Baseline''' is an estimation of the average of all experiential existence. In theory, an exact value for '''Baseline''' exists, but we can only approximate it with higher degrees of accuracy and precision.

			== Baseline Model ==
			In this model, 0 (zero) represents the estimated average life quality of all [[wikipedia:Sentient\|sentient]] life that we are aware of or can reasonably assume has existed.

			Individual lives can be expressed numerically as:
			* Zero (0): life quality exactly matches the average.
			* Positive (+X): life quality is better than the average.
			* Negative (-X): life quality is worse than the average.


			While it cannot be known with absolute certainty, the more accurate and rigorous '''Baseline''' is calculated, the closer one should get to the true [[Ethica Ultima]].

			However, '''Baseline''' can still be determined at a lower accuracy to the best of one's ability without extensive equations and number crunching.

	While it cannot be known with absolute certainty, the more accurate and rigorous '''Baseline''' is calculated, the closer one should get to the true [[Ethica Ultima]]. However, '''Baseline''' can still be determined at a lower accuracy to the best of one's ability without extensive equations and number crunching.

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	'''Baseline''' is a mathematical approach to evaluate the ethics of a given action involving another [[wikipedia:Sentience\|sentient being]] within an eternal framework.		'''Baseline''' is a mathematical approach to evaluate the ethics of a given action involving another [[wikipedia:Sentience\|sentient being]] within an eternal framework.

	While it cannot be known with absolute certainty, the more accurate and rigorous '''Baseline''' is calculated, the closer one should get to the true [[Ethica Ultima]].		In theory, an exact value for '''Baseline''' exists, but we can only approximate it with higher degrees of accuracy and precision.

			While it cannot be known with absolute certainty, the more accurate and rigorous '''Baseline''' is calculated, the closer one should get to the true [[Ethica Ultima]]. However, '''Baseline''' can still be determined at a lower accuracy to the best of one's ability without extensive equations and number crunching.