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A comment on Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Basis of Morality (2013). Parent comment

Re:Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Bas... by lopmotr on Monday August 03, 2020 @04:38AM (#24035372)
> I prefer this formulation: what's moral is what minimizes overall human suffering, now and in the foreseeable future.

Isn't that easier to find loopholes we wouldn't like, such as exterminating all humans to prevent any future suffering? Or generally doing all sorts of killing of people who suffer.

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Re:Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Bas... by imtringued on Monday August 03, 2020 @07:26AM (#24036377)
I think this is a bit too extreme but it's not difficult to imagine a world where everyone is taking anti depressants and pain killers on a regular basis.
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