As a utilitarian (in broad strokes), I agree, and this doesn’t bother me because this example is so far out of the range of what is possible that I don’t object to saying, “yes, somewhere out there torture might be a better choice.” I don’t have to worry about that changing what the answer is around these parts.
As a utilitarian (in broad strokes), I agree, and this doesn’t bother me because this example is so far out of the range of what is possible that I don’t object to saying, “yes, somewhere out there torture might be a better choice.” I don’t have to worry about that changing what the answer is around these parts.