Submitted by BernardJOrtcutt t3_11jzpvr in philosophy
SvetlanaButosky t1_jbaea3o wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 06, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt
>Life? Existence? Are those such throwaway things?
You know about the repugnant conclusion?
Life and existence itself are not the things people value, its the quality of it.
If most lives are horrible with no prospect of betterment, I doubt we would want it to continue. lol
This is not the case, hence we persist, but this IS the case for some unlucky victims, which is why some philosophies argue that we must evaluated life from their perspective and concluded that we should end it to spare future generation of victims.
It is an extreme position, but it is not without merit.
If we want to argue that something is so valuable that we have no choice but to accept the existence of these perpetual victims, then it better be something really worth it, but what would it be?
Positive conscious experience for the "majority" of luckier people? Is this drug addictive enough to continue our existence and risk the suffering of millions?
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