A lot of it comes down to timescales and sequences of events, long term vs short term.
“I will incur a little suffering today, but my well-being will be much better tomorrow”.
“We need to get rid of the <undesired national or social group> at cost of suffering, but our nation will have bright future as a result”.
People can be tricked into doing unspeakable evil to themselves and others if they have incorrect predictions of the future well-being.
A lot of it comes down to timescales and sequences of events, long term vs short term.
“I will incur a little suffering today, but my well-being will be much better tomorrow”.
“We need to get rid of the <undesired national or social group> at cost of suffering, but our nation will have bright future as a result”.
People can be tricked into doing unspeakable evil to themselves and others if they have incorrect predictions of the future well-being.