Let's set the scene - Nihilism We are chunks of self important jelly staggering about on the surface of a tiny nugget of rock in a second rate solar system. Sol's system is ~ four billion years old We have been “Ourselves” (Anatomically modern) for ~200,000 years Countless people have...
I read this article, felt emotional disgust at the argument and wondered why? I don't really want to hurt shrimp, so why am I so viscerally against helping them? https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/6bpQTtzfZTmLaJADJ/rebutting-every-objection-to-giving-to-the-shrimp-welfare This article is an exploration of my explanation to myself. I’m super happy to get feedback and discuss. My core...