@PhilosophyExp It reminds me of a moral question - if Nature is full of suffering, do we have a moral responsibility to sort it out?
Yes, Bertrand Russell did indeed state that he felt it would be worthwhile to "murder as many people as possible..." http://bit.ly/1cm5s6r
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@sjzara Indeed. I think I played with that idea in one of my books to make argument that it would be moral to bring an end to the world. :) -
@PhilosophyExp Exactly! I have a feeling it's not a good idea (of course), but I find it very hard to say why! -
@sjzara Hang on, let me see if I can find why I thought the argument didn't work!
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@PhilosophyExp Sounds like a depressive thought rather than a practical suggestion? -
@sjzara Yeah, I think that's a fair point. If he's writing precisely then his choice of the word "feel" is probably significant. -
@PhilosophyExp Yes, I picked up on that word too.
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