The superhappies don’t realize that we are not complete “symmetrists”. There is no need for them to acquire a sense of humor or anything like that. They don’t need to change themselves at all, from the perspective of human morality.
Why don’t the humans point this out? They might be able to get a better deal this way...maybe humans could get rid of only bodily pain and relief from the most severe anxiety and depression, along with receiving untranslatable 2, while the Superhappies remain unmodified. That seems like a good deal for both humans and supperhappies...I personally would love to get some of that untranslatable 2 and do not see the value in extreme negative states, and while I hate to lose bodily pain entirely it is certainly not central to what makes us human.
It also works out between superhappies and baby-eaters, since the children will not feel extreme anxiety upon being eaten, and yet a sacrifice of a sentient being is still made. Superhappies don’t seem to care about painless destruction of sentient beings...they are hedonists, pleasure/pain utilitarians.
Humans and babyeaters will still have a problem with each other, of course, because of the destruction of sentience involved. We’ll have to work that one out separately.
The superhappies don’t realize that we are not complete “symmetrists”. There is no need for them to acquire a sense of humor or anything like that. They don’t need to change themselves at all, from the perspective of human morality.
Why don’t the humans point this out? They might be able to get a better deal this way...maybe humans could get rid of only bodily pain and relief from the most severe anxiety and depression, along with receiving untranslatable 2, while the Superhappies remain unmodified. That seems like a good deal for both humans and supperhappies...I personally would love to get some of that untranslatable 2 and do not see the value in extreme negative states, and while I hate to lose bodily pain entirely it is certainly not central to what makes us human.
It also works out between superhappies and baby-eaters, since the children will not feel extreme anxiety upon being eaten, and yet a sacrifice of a sentient being is still made. Superhappies don’t seem to care about painless destruction of sentient beings...they are hedonists, pleasure/pain utilitarians.
Humans and babyeaters will still have a problem with each other, of course, because of the destruction of sentience involved. We’ll have to work that one out separately.