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In that case it should be: By what standard is a state of affairs where someone is not suffering worse than one where there is someone suffering, but ...

Oh. Wasn't expecting that. Most ANs I've met swear by the asymmetry as if it was some holy scripture. I'd say it's situational. Note that this: Only a...

I don't think anyone's disagreeing there (obviously parents are responsible for having their kids, who else is?). What Benkei (and I) disagree with is...

Who cares? It's real enough.

I have argued in this thread that you are speaking garbage. My argument was: Which is clearly not question begging by your standards.

I think people mostly think the other side is the one being disagreeable. People generally don't seem themselves as instigators. In an insult-off, it ...

Oh so it’s question begging when I say exactly what you say? Interesting. Idk how you never tire of trolling. It was funny at first but it’s getting o...

What’s the question being begged? Whether or not you’re speaking garbage? Note it’s not a question of “whether” you’re speaking garbage, for that is s...

No a troll is someone who speaks nonsense. Like yourself. The projection is unreal. You’re always the first one to get mad. What does that say about y...

You might not want to start with Bartricks then. He’s the site troll. Don’t believe me? Talk with him for a while. But he definitely will not help you...

In any case, this is a psychological not a philosophical question. As I don’t know much about the field I can’t comment, except with my own experience...

Ask them. Though they’re unlikely to answer truthfully. But from my experience talking with people like this, it seems that they do really believe wha...

Yes. And using entirely obvious premise so with simple logic too he claims. Check his thread about the “proof” of God. Though I wouldn’t bother. It’s ...

Depends on the pill. Does it make it so that you can’t die? If so I’d rather die. If all it does is prevent aging I’d probably take it though. I could...

If anything talking with Bartricks has massively boosted my self control. I still can't help but respond to him sometimes, but my tolerance for self a...

Oh I see. So it wasn’t “Most philosophers agree to it therefore it’s true”. It was “Most philosophers agree to it therefore it’s a widely felt intuiti...

An interesting angle but I can think of scenarios where someone who can’t help themselves do something wants you to do it, and yet the ought is not bi...

Yea there is. We can look at a particular part of the body and ask “Is this involved in the experience of color”. We can do experiments to determine w...

Virtually all of them disagree with the conclusion. As you said: Divine command theory is widely rejected. If all the expert reasoners reach a differe...

You have expertise in the field despite never having your argument looked at by another expert? How in the world did that happen? And you really think...

Expert agreement is good evidence. If it wasn’t then why do you keep bringing up dunning and Kruger? You’re implying that someone is simply misunderst...

Most people here are reasoning like I do and I find it highly unlikely that they all have head injuries. Again, it’s very statistically unlikely that ...

“This is clearly so” as a first premise in proving whether something is so is not begging the question? And I’ve responded to this: But you’re right t...

Also this is clearly begging the question. You’re asked to prove that your views do not lead to everything being permissible. It’s not clear at all th...

Not only is that an argument from authority, but you’ve never actually proven you have any yourself. You first. I’d bet money you have none. False. De...

Typing it out would have taken fewer finger taps than preceding with a paragraph to insult then basically typing it out anyways....

Which is dodging the question. What was being asked is not what’s permitted (whatever that means) or not but what’s wrong or right. You’ve shown that ...

Yea. And I’d still use the former. Since they’re the same thing anyways I don’t have to explain the neurological state that is anger when simply sayin...

Should be a red flag. But anyways. False. For one, one could justify such an act by noting that NOT bringing in those people also comes with risks. In...

No? Why would I do that? I could just do this as I have been. But if this is what you think then why were you asking “how” neurons produce experiences...

For you there is an experience of “seeing a tree” as distinct from the physical state of the brain at the moment. For Isaac “seeing a tree” is precise...

I think most people would say “you thought you did something wrong when you didn’t”. That is to say “had you had all the necessary information you wou...

But for anyone that has done these reflections, they would soon find that everyone here and everyone they bring here is not innocent. So I’m confused ...

If this is true then this is false: You can't have both. EITHER, an omnipotent omnibenevolent God exists and so everyone here, and everyone you bring ...

You’re the one making a meta argument about the topic. Someone responds to you and you question their motives in responding instead of addressing the ...

Well at least for me: because it’s irritating seeing someone make (what I thought was) a flawed argument over and over again. Now I just think it’s be...

Because both can be the latter. So for you there are impositions that are simply “too much” and having children is one of them. You could’ve just said...

yea me too. It if was actually necessary. But pay the guy. You can afford that.

I disagree. Not in principle. Only contingently. We don’t need the lifeguard to teach lifeguarding for the rest of his life because we have enough peo...

that’s a new one. Well it’s definitely not “clearly” wrong. Seeing as you’re literally the only person I’ve ever asked that suggested they are outside...

you didn’t answer though. Taxation? Schooling? Should we stop those? If they’re not wrong why not?

Oh that counts? Right then to not have the child would be to overlook the dignity of the people they would have helped Ah I see. So in the end you do ...

What was this then? It's almost as if you only consider suffering inflicted... What does this mean? "Once people are born it's ok to force them to do ...

Schooling? Taxing? Waking up a sleeping lifeguard to save a drowning guy? Not really. There are countless stopgaps you can implement. Like: Only force...

False. It’s not too late. You can simply let your friend sleep and let the guy drown. That would mean your friend is not forced into a negative situat...

:roll: Cheers. Hope you get help. You need to stop talking to your food, though I know it's hard to find anyone else that agrees with you. But don’t t...

It's very easy to grasp. And obviously false. Again: Answer these questions honestly. And you'll have your answer. Would be to assume epiphenomenalism...

Obviously not. In that example, you still attempted to kill Sarah. If you hadn't attempted you did nothing wrong. Even if you had every intent to kill...

Sure. I would assume that being morally responsible would require you and your decisions to be able to.... you know.... do something. Guess not though...