Antarctica’s potential collapse could damage coastal cities across the globe

Re:Antarctica’s potential collapse could damage coastal citi... by jefurii on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:13PM (#14395739)

> "What if we do the good things that some religious book says we should do, avoid the bad, be decent human beings, and help others, and there's no afterlife to be rewarded by?"

> It is not a good sign if your worldview rests on reasoning like this...

Are you saying that it's not a good thing to have lived a good life and done good by your fellow humans?

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Re:Antarctica’s potential collapse could damage coastal citi... by nonbel on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:45PM (#14395964)

Hmm, I'm having trouble figuring out your argument here. I see three premises:

Premise A: Pascal's wager is based on sound reasoning.

Premise B: People who live by pascals wager "live a good life", etc.

Premise C: "Living a good life" is a desirable thing.

Somehow you are arguing that if I reject premise A I must also reject premise C (if I were to act rationally), but I don't follow it.

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