I hope that that thinking does you no harm. I know there have been moments in my life when I might have pressed a ‘cease to exist’ button if I’d had one :(
You would only continue to exist in those instances in which you didn’t press the button and since ceasing to exist has no side effects like pain, you could never remember having pressed the button in any instance. The only result that would have had is that the more depressed instance sof yours would have been more likely to press the button, which would mean that you would, ironically, actually be happier in total as the less happy instances would have disappeared.
I wonder if that line of reasoning could be applied? Hover your hand over the detonator of a nuke in front of you. All instances that walk away will necessarily be happy enough not to want to cease to exist. Thus, a nuke would make you a happier person :-)
disclaimer: The logic of the above paragraph may be intentionally flawed for the sake of sheer weirdness.
All instances that walk away will necessarily be happy enough not to want to cease to exist. Thus, a nuke would make you a happier person :-)
You are not nearly pessimistic enough. It could, for instance, make you a more cowardly person, or a person more prone to sudden stroke or heart attack, or any number of other things.
I hope that that thinking does you no harm. I know there have been moments in my life when I might have pressed a ‘cease to exist’ button if I’d had one :(
You would only continue to exist in those instances in which you didn’t press the button and since ceasing to exist has no side effects like pain, you could never remember having pressed the button in any instance. The only result that would have had is that the more depressed instance sof yours would have been more likely to press the button, which would mean that you would, ironically, actually be happier in total as the less happy instances would have disappeared.
I wonder if that line of reasoning could be applied? Hover your hand over the detonator of a nuke in front of you. All instances that walk away will necessarily be happy enough not to want to cease to exist. Thus, a nuke would make you a happier person :-)
disclaimer: The logic of the above paragraph may be intentionally flawed for the sake of sheer weirdness.
You are not nearly pessimistic enough. It could, for instance, make you a more cowardly person, or a person more prone to sudden stroke or heart attack, or any number of other things.
This topic has actually come up recently.