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Benetar argues death is often worse than life. It is non-existence that is better than both.
by perfmode 9y ago
Benetar argues death is often worse than life. It is non-existence that is better than both.
- toasterlovin 9y agoNon existence comes after death. Death can be painless. How, then, is death worse than non-existence?
- scbrg 9y agoDeath is not just a simple transition from life to non existence. Death has a whole bag of unpleasantness associated with it. Fear, angst, pain (in theory it can be painless, in practice it's not that easy) and perhaps most importantly sadness and a feeling of loss among the people you leave behind.
- perfmode 9y agoThese are terms used in a philosophical argument, so you have to be precise about definitions. In this case, non-existence is not possible once life begins. Non-existence is the alternative to creating new life. So , as far as we are concerned, in this context, non-existence is not considered to be what occurs after death.