Because I wouldn't know what it would mean for a situation to be good or desirable except in relation to pleasure/pain. It seems to be a contradiction in terms.
And you, then, assume that since you wouldn't know, no one could possibly do.
Moreover, you insist that everyone who thinks in more complex terms than just pleasure and pain is mistaken in their beliefs and really wants just pleasure and nothing but pleasure.
Correct?
I've heard numerous people try to justify other values numerous times, but never successfully. Moreover, it's not a matter of me not knowing, it's a matter of someone who says "This is good even though it's not pleasurable" doesn't give any convincingly motivating justification for it.
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