Baughn comments on [Open Thread] Stupid Questions (2014-02-17) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dunno 17 February 2014 10:16:39PM 0 points [-]

If suffering has far greater dis-utility for you than happy living has utility, is it logical to conclude that it'd be a good thing if the universe ceased to exist, thereby preventing all future suffering at the cost of all future life?

Comment author: Baughn 17 February 2014 10:32:20PM *  4 points [-]

No, since there may be far more happy living than suffering. Not on its own, at least.