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Suppose I publicly endorse a moral theory which implies that the more headaches someone has, the better the world becomes. Suppose someone asks me to explain my rationale for claiming that a world that contains more headaches is better. Suppose I reply by saying, "Because in this world, more people suffer headaches."
What would you conclude about my sanity?
Most people value humanity's continued existence.