If the argument is simple enough for your brain to generate it spontaneously, someone else has probably thought of it before and not released a mind plague upon humanity. There could even be an established literature on the subject in philosophy journals. Have you done a search?
The argument may not have good keywords and be ungooglable. If that’s the case, you could (a) discuss with a friendly neighborhood professional philosopher or (2) pay a philosophy grad student $25 to bounce your idea off them.
I quickly brainstormed 6 (rather bad) reasons killing everyone in the world would satisfy someone’s values. How do these reasons compare in persuasiveness? If your reason isn’t much better than I don’t think you have much to worry about.
If the argument is simple enough for your brain to generate it spontaneously, someone else has probably thought of it before and not released a mind plague upon humanity. There could even be an established literature on the subject in philosophy journals. Have you done a search?
The argument may not have good keywords and be ungooglable. If that’s the case, you could (a) discuss with a friendly neighborhood professional philosopher or (2) pay a philosophy grad student $25 to bounce your idea off them.
I quickly brainstormed 6 (rather bad) reasons killing everyone in the world would satisfy someone’s values. How do these reasons compare in persuasiveness? If your reason isn’t much better than I don’t think you have much to worry about.