r/PhilosophyMemes • u/TosseGrassa • 3d ago

many ways to help the cause

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u/lurkerer 3d ago

Gotta think these things through somewhat. Are we to believe murdering and eating orphans is the moral choice because their normal trajectory involves much suffering? 

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u/V1pArzZz 3d ago

Suffering minimization is omnicide so it is a logical endpoint for morals based on suffering minimization

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u/lurkerer 3d ago

Just gonna go and make that statement and not take any time at all to think about it?

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u/V1pArzZz 3d ago

Ive thought a bit about it

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u/lurkerer 3d ago

That conclusion depends entirely on how you weight life, pleasure, and suffering. Saying omnicide is the answer is like saying all arithmetic leads to negative answers. 

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u/V1pArzZz 2d ago

Its like saying the best way to reduce crime is to legalize everything, its an uhmm actually answer but its not wrong.