“Doesn’t exist, or doesn’t give a fuck about suffering” is the answer that matches the data
I agree with you. (Though I might rephrase the second as ‘doesn’t care about suffering the way we do’. Either way, your point is valid.)
My point wasn’t to say ‘doesn’t exist’ is wrong, but that there is more than one possibility. If you or anyone has taken the time to evaluate the possibilities and come to the conclusion that ‘doesn’t exist’ is the more likely / simple / predictive model, then I commend you. That is what rationality is about.
All I ask is the same courtesy as I might be exploring a different set of models than you are.
If you redefine “benevolent” to mean someone who doesn’t care about suffering, we are no longer speaking the same language.
Why is so much suffering needed to figure out “what kind of person we become”? Couldn’t less sadistic circumstances answer this question just as well?
Also, many people die as little kids, so they apparently don’t get a chance to become any kind of person.
“Doesn’t exist, or doesn’t give a fuck about suffering” is the answer that matches the data, sorry.
I agree with you. (Though I might rephrase the second as ‘doesn’t care about suffering the way we do’. Either way, your point is valid.)
My point wasn’t to say ‘doesn’t exist’ is wrong, but that there is more than one possibility. If you or anyone has taken the time to evaluate the possibilities and come to the conclusion that ‘doesn’t exist’ is the more likely / simple / predictive model, then I commend you. That is what rationality is about.
All I ask is the same courtesy as I might be exploring a different set of models than you are.