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['Member']Joined: December 06, 2018 at 06:39Last active: June 14, 2019 at 04:254 discussions15 comments

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January 04, 2019 at 12:32 2 comments General Philosophy

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In: Is everything inconsequential?  — view comment
thank you for your time. That's an admirable thing you're doing there.
March 07, 2019 at 00:49
In: Is everything inconsequential?  — view comment
Regarding the second point, you said that we're not comparing life with death, rather we're valuing whether the content of our life is more good than ...
March 07, 2019 at 00:16
In: Is everything inconsequential?  — view comment
Well, let's say that overall, our lives provide us with more good than bad. Does that make continuing to live more desirable than dying? I can't say i...
March 06, 2019 at 23:56
In: Is everything inconsequential?  — view comment
I'm just having a hard time seeing how anything in life can be judged as good or bad if there is nothing to correlate it with (in nonexistence). It's ...
March 06, 2019 at 21:30
In: Is everything inconsequential?  — view comment
so then you'd concede from our standpoint, we can't discern a difference between existence and nonexistence?
March 06, 2019 at 21:13
In: Is everything inconsequential?  — view comment
well, from our subjective standpoint, if death is nonexistence, then we will never experience this "end state." As such, nonexistence doesn't give us ...
March 06, 2019 at 20:50
In: Is everything inconsequential?  — view comment
is there anything specific you want me to clarify?
March 06, 2019 at 20:37
In: To be or not to be  — view comment
- Are you saying that because the horrific nightmare knowledge that something really bad has happened would comprise our last moment, that a lack of o...
February 23, 2019 at 23:20
In: Theory of Natural Eternal Consciousness  — view comment
so hypothetically, if you were in a prolonged state of suffering that would likely last for the rest of your life, do you think it would it be better ...
February 23, 2019 at 15:33
In: Death, Harm, and Nonexistence  — view comment
I don't disagree that life can be filled with wonderful things, and I know I'm certainly capable of experiencing them again. My issue is more about wh...
January 28, 2019 at 00:02
In: Death, Harm, and Nonexistence  — view comment
It's more akin to "why do I want to do this?" If instinct is driving me to do it, why am I following my instinct?
January 25, 2019 at 01:14
In: Death, Harm, and Nonexistence  — view comment
I agree, which is why I started this thread. I want to be given a rational argument to convince me out of my beliefs, because regardless of whether it...
January 21, 2019 at 04:53
In: Death, Harm, and Nonexistence  — view comment
@"Wallows" we can place certain values on life, such as life is good or bad. However, does it make sense to say that we are better off living a good l...
January 21, 2019 at 04:33
In: Death, Harm, and Nonexistence  — view comment
As some of you have put it, I think this is more a matter of philosophical therapy than psychological therapy. I'm fully aware that life can be filled...
January 21, 2019 at 04:13
In: Literalist conceptions of non-existence  — view comment
As someone who hasn't studied much philosophy but has struggled over suicidal thoughts stemming from issues related to the topic of this thread, I'm w...
December 29, 2018 at 07:40
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