Comment on Always guard against living in the world of fantasy rather than undeniable facts

• Genius@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I think all rape is bad, due to my utilitarianism, and my conviction that rape is a deeply violating act which causes suffering that cannot be made up for

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  • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Those aren’t the same things, and I’m an actual anarchist, great mind, but sure.

    Some things are just evil.

    Speakimg of evil, want to comment on what kind of genocide you find acceptable to “reduce suffering” in the world?

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    • Genius@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I simply don’t have the stomach for rape or genocide. My reason tells me these things might in some future be be necessary, if there were a contrived situation in which a madman asked me to rape someone or he’ll nuke the world. But my “ick factor” disagrees, and would not permit me to act as I reason. Fortunately, I cannot see the likelihood of such a situation in my lifetime. I have a reasonable certainty of upholding my principles if I always condemn those who rape or genocide. Well, as long as I don’t get it into my head that CNC is rape.

      I do not understand why you are so opposed to humility. I don’t know everything. I have access to no fundamental great truth of the world. I recognise my feelings on right and wrong to be just that - feelings. You find the smallness of my ego offensive. This doesn’t make any sense to me.

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