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But these are not the same issue. We are comparing existence to non-existence. However you might frame it, it is still the same that no wrong is done ...

Agreed. Then, again, we circle back to the same point; it does not make sense to posit a state which is better or worse for a being that does not exis...

But this is precisely why the argument is so strange. Prior to existence, the person does not have any freedoms anyway. Therefore, if the argument is ...

We're in agreement here.

That might explain why a belief gains higher traction but that's judging all answers to "how do you know" as being equally valid or convincing. The qu...

Is there a "sweet spot" between the question being asked too much and not being asked enough? On the one hand, if no justification for one's claims ar...

Yes. fair enough then - we're in agreement here. This is something that I was also trying to pry into with my question.

This is true and so, fair enough. Allow me to raise a couple of points in response... Firstly, comparing being to non-being appears to be a difficult ...

Do I have the read of this correct if I conclude that you're not trying to pose the question as-such for now, but are trying to present it as the ques...

That nullifies the purpose of any human life at all. All who do and have ever lived were children born capable of suffering. By what standard does thi...

Thanks again for your consistent feedback too - it's highly appreciated. Okay, so it might be a good idea to answer your questions and then pull back ...

Where is the line drawn?

I believe that the potential for an afterlife can be demonstrated logically and have attempted to do so if you are interested: (Not too long) In writi...

Right - Good - and so, It appears that using logic and use as the measures of knowledge achieve a number of things: 1. It directly tethers the use of ...

Good. I agree with your arguments in this post and think that this is an ideal place to follow onto one of the implications that I wanted to talk abou...

Yes, precisely so. Which now makes me wonder how we use our methodologies and to what end. Likewise, it makes me wonder exactly what the heuristic doe...

Sorry for the slow reply, it's been a busy couple of days. Excellent. You've made the case for replacing "knowledge" with "truth" very well. Indeed, i...

Great stuff. This is clear an well-structured thinking. Admittedly - of course - I cannot comment on all of it and I'm unsure which parts to comment o...

Fair enough. My intention was to reply to @"Philosophim" next, but just before I do so, allow me to make one more point. You say: " At risk of soundin...

I like this take on what philosophy is and what it is aiming at. What I found of particular interest what your assertion that: ... Indeed. But I suppo...

It's probably worth me noting from the outset that I am probably less well educated than you might presume, considering how your arguments are framed....

I think I'd like to respond by addressing experience as well as a semantic issue/mistake that I may have made with logic... Let's start with experienc...

Yes. Yes you have everything correct. I would not criticise your summary of my argument so much as clarify and build upon it... To begin with (and as ...

Something that I've swiftly learnt from this forum and others is that I've made the mistake of framing my argument as if the criteria that I outline d...

In all fairness, I never define truth and am not altogether sure whether I should at this point. I suppose that at this point I would define truth as ...

This was a very generous response - thank you. Hopefully, I can do justice to your questions. The summary of my approach to goals is not quite right (...

Thank you for your criticisms. I don't take them as overly critical. Instead, it is an opportunity to clarify my aims and intentions with the project....