When we look back at philosophy in the 1300s, we chuckle most about preposterous questions such as "can multiple angels be in the same place". When people in 2700 look back at us, they will probably chuckle most about antinatalism.
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Replying to @EPoe187
Depends on the type of antinatalism. Benatar's asymmetry is a lot harder to dismiss than other types (not that I agree with it).
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
AN here. I find Benatar's asymmetry wanting. Pain and pleasure aren't dichotomous, begs the question, pain on its own isn't sufficient to trigger ethical concerns, and it arguably attempts to quantify unquantifiables.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
This is my defense of the consent argument http://tinyurl.com/antinatalism This is why I'm AN now. I think this is the strongest AN argument. But why did I become AN? I think that's more to do with experiences and presuppositions about life more than arguments.
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Replying to @_stevegodfrey @EPoe187
Thanks. I always presumed this was part of Benatar's argument (I'm sure it's in Better Never to Have Been?). I think it's also in Ligotti's Conspiracy Against the Human Race, a great book even if I don' fully agree with it.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
I certainly don't want to give the impression of demanding attention from you, but I am interested in criticisms of the above linked essay. I don't care if private or public. If you, or anyone reading this, wants to critique it I'm very open to having that kind of dialogue.
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Your argument is long and I don't have the time to read it right now, but back in 2013 I did debate similar arguments. In short, I think there is much more to the issue than dukkha. The old debate can be found here (I am the interlocutor called "Kramdar") http://www.ligotti.net/showthread.php?t=6900&page=2 …
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
No problem at all. Thank you for the link.
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