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Albero

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When I read your last bit, it made me wonder why our societies are so anti-suicide when we shouldn't always be. Not everyone enjoys being here, and we...
October 15, 2020 at 21:41
Moral anti-realism
October 15, 2020 at 19:27
@"schopenhauer1" I’m sure what you mean in that last bit there, if I came across as rude I apologize. After reading your response, I think I can agree...
October 15, 2020 at 14:19
This is definitely an interesting question, and one that will probably garner you many responses. Personally, it seems a little too reductionistic for...
October 15, 2020 at 13:58
@"schopenhauer1" I don’t think Pearce specifically wants people to procreate solely for his ideas to come into fruition, but simply that he understand...
October 15, 2020 at 01:24
that sounds strange to me. Maybe I’m wrong, and maybe this isn’t suited for this forum, but are optimistic or pessimistic dispositions genetically inh...
October 14, 2020 at 00:17
no idea what his justification is. Like you said, I suppose a strict negative utilitarian outlook wouldn’t care about such justifications as long as g...
October 13, 2020 at 23:57
glad to hear this
October 13, 2020 at 16:37
well id say you should really aim to truly understand it before completely dismissing it. I’m definitely not an anti-natalist, but I’m also quite well...
October 13, 2020 at 16:37
@"Jack Cummins" Learn to appreciate the doom and gloom people, because my personal views have always strengthened when I argue against them. That bein...
October 13, 2020 at 16:07
@"schopenhauer1" just curious, but have you ever heard of non-academic philosopher David Pearce? Like you he is an anti-Natalist, but also a negative ...
October 13, 2020 at 15:48
@"schopenhauer1" If I was to pretend I was an anti-natalist, this more deontological approach seems a lot more consistent to follow. The negative util...
October 13, 2020 at 15:42
@"schopenhauer1" Agreed. Not only this, but Inmendham has stated many times his anti-natalist world-exploding conclusion is not moral philosophy, but ...
October 13, 2020 at 15:29
I know it’s been a while since anyone commented here, but I’m going to anyway. I’m not an anti-natalist or a pessimist, but I’d say I am at times char...
October 13, 2020 at 14:58