@VesselOfSpirit I bet there are a ton but the only one that keeps coming to mind is David Benatar's asymmetry (not sure if you're familiar)
-
-
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@VesselOfSpirit people act as though it's better to avoid harming others than to benefit others without permission except wrt creating life1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky@VesselOfSpirit you can never harm a person by creating him.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @AvengingRedHand
@AvengingRedHand@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky i think harm is a bad concept here1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @VesselOfSpirit
@AvengingRedHand@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky relevant questions 1. does the universe become worse, 2. does it violate some sort of right1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @VesselOfSpirit
@AvengingRedHand@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky i don't think people have a general right not to be harmed1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @VesselOfSpirit
@AvengingRedHand@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky i do think we should avoid making the universe worse, e.g. by filling it with suffering people3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @VesselOfSpirit
@VesselOfSpirit@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky Everyone suffers. Are people per se an evil?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AvengingRedHand
@AvengingRedHand@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky i did not mean to claim that suffering is the only morally relevant thing. but it is one2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @VesselOfSpirit
@VesselOfSpirit@sarahdoingthing@asilentsky You didn't answer the Q. How much does a person have to suffer before his existence is evil?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@AvengingRedHand @sarahdoingthing @asilentsky the answer "no, people per se are not an evil" was implicit in my response
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.