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So we shouldn't try to improve our lives as much as we can, since we will all die anyway?
by dinosaurdynasty 4y ago
So we shouldn't try to improve our lives as much as we can, since we will all die anyway?
- polygamous_bat 4y agoCongratulations, you've rediscovered nihilism.
- Finnucane 4y agoWe should, and we should avoid causing suffering where we can. We should even dream about a better future. But we can't get there unless we accept that reality is what is in front of our faces right now.
- inerte 4y agoI am sure there's a greek word for this fallacy, but Finnucane is being facetious. They're just arguing that this longtermism is not long term enough, and if we really, really, really cared about the long term, we would argue with the collapse of the universe in mind. It's a critique when someone's reasoning stops at random points that coincidentally align with someone's interests is just a tool to enforce their point of view, not a virtue of the argument itself.