Two positions almost impossible to argue against dispassionately “suffering doesn’t really matter morally” and “only humans can suffer”
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I can debate literally almost anything else in a friendly way- these two are so foundational-make me deadly earnest and even distressed
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Do you think there are some goals that might be more important than reduction or avoidance of suffering?
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E.g. the continued existence of the human race?
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I would argue that long-term well-being of sentient life is often more important than short-term suffering of current humans.
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