> is oblivion really the preferable alternative to net suffering? Well, here's another thought experiment: you are being tortured, very slowly, but kept alive,

> is oblivion really the preferable alternative to net suffering? Well, here's another thought experiment: you are being tortured, very slowly, but kept alive, well fed and sentient. There is nowhere to go. In the end you will be killed, and you know it. You have watched all your siblings be killed, your parents, your children. You have a button next to you. If you press it, you will die instantly and with no pain. You will be sent into "oblivion", but you will end your suffering. How long will you resist pressing the button?