Thanks for the reply. Yes I found out the term is “negative utilitarianism”. I suppose I can search and find rebuttals of that concept. I didn’t mean that the function was “if suffering > 0 then 0″, just that suffering should be a massively dominating term, so that no possible worlds with real suffering outrank worlds with less suffering.
As to your question about my personal preference on life, it really depends on the level of suffering. At the moment, no, things are alright. But it has not always been that way, and it’s not hard to see it crossing over again.
I would definitely obliterate everyone on Earth, though, and would view not doing so, if capable, to be immoral. Purely because so many sentient creatures are undergoing a terrible existence, and the fact that you and me are having an alright time doesn’t make up for it.
Thanks for the reply. Yes I found out the term is “negative utilitarianism”. I suppose I can search and find rebuttals of that concept. I didn’t mean that the function was “if suffering > 0 then 0″, just that suffering should be a massively dominating term, so that no possible worlds with real suffering outrank worlds with less suffering.
As to your question about my personal preference on life, it really depends on the level of suffering. At the moment, no, things are alright. But it has not always been that way, and it’s not hard to see it crossing over again.
I would definitely obliterate everyone on Earth, though, and would view not doing so, if capable, to be immoral. Purely because so many sentient creatures are undergoing a terrible existence, and the fact that you and me are having an alright time doesn’t make up for it.