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> And to go further: I don't recall anything from before I was 2 years old. What difference would it have made… You’re putting forward the idea that your perso

> And to go further: I don't recall anything from before I was 2 years old. What difference would it have made… You’re putting forward the idea that your personal memory is the thing that makes you valuable. Why should we think that’s true? Memory is frail, too. How much do you have to be able to remember before your life is worth protecting? Besides, one day you won’t remember anything anyway. Is it OK to jump forward just a bit and have you killed today? You won’t remember it.

eulgro 2y ago
You're right this was not the correct way to put it. To be honest, much of this was influenced by Peter Singer's views, if it can help me justify myself. Here's an essay that outlines his views, and the fully rejects them: https://www.equip.org/articles/peter-singers-bold-defense-of-infanticide/ https://www.equip.org/articles/peter-singers-bold-defense-of... I know this is a morally bankrupt view, yet something about it feels right.