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Would you mind elaborating on why this reminded you of those discussions?
Is it because in the first half of the dialogue, I am following a chain where I am starting with a belief and slightly tweaking it little by little, and end up with a similar belief in a different circumstance?
No. Because you explored the extremes of empathy toward beings.
You don't follow a path going from less to more extreme as I outlined but an extreme in different aspects you explore nonetheless.
Oh, ok, I get the connection now, thanks.
My main point was not that I care about non-existing things in any way that conflicts with cares about existing things. My point was that believing in the concept of existence is not necessary for having preferences. I suppose I would agree with
If not for the fact that I don't think existence has any meaning.