I don’t disagree with what he says here but there comes a point where you just have to ask yourself whether it’s worth arguing with certain people.  He quotes a

I don’t disagree with what he says here but there comes a point where you just have to ask yourself whether it’s worth arguing with certain people.  He quotes a hypothetical critic of his theory as asking “Why should human wellbeing matter to us?” and I’m sorry but if you don’t understand that you’re just a fool.   You’re someone who literally can’t see the forest for the trees.   Yes science studies nature and nature is indifferent to human suffering but humanity created science because we are not indifferent to human suffering.  Our whole goal is to counter nature’s indifference by finding ways to improve human wellbeing.  That’s the whole damn point.  If you’re a scientist and you don’t get that most basic point than I’m not sure there’s any point in trying to argue with you.