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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by bayarearefugee on Thursday June 19, 2025 @06:21PM (#44323067)
That's only one flaw in the theory.

There are others, such as the unproven, narcissistic and frankly unlikely-to-be-true assumption that humanity continuing to exist is a net positive in the long run.

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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by christophilus on Thursday June 19, 2025 @08:13PM (#44323700)
A net positive for whom?
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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by bayarearefugee on Friday June 20, 2025 @02:17PM (#44330406)
Everything. of which humanity is a miniscule part.
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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by adastra22 on Friday June 20, 2025 @02:12AM (#44325155)
"net positive" requires a human being existing to judge.
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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by bayarearefugee on Friday June 20, 2025 @02:17PM (#44330401)
> "net positive" requires a human being existing to judge.

This is effectively a religious belief you are espousing.

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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by adastra22 on Friday June 20, 2025 @09:20PM (#44333717)
What do you mean? Religion seems like a total nonsequitur here. If anything I would argue the opposite: you would need religion or something like it for moral statements to have any meaning without the existence of sentient beings.
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