(March 19, 2018 at 10:08 am)Grandizer Wrote:(March 19, 2018 at 10:07 am)Kookaburra Wrote: But what makes that a bad thing, if the person who could’ve had these experiences no longer exists to miss them? It seems that no harm has been done.
What makes causing harm a bad thing? It seems to me like you're looking for that "beyond" answer, which to me isn't necessary at all for all practical and logical purposes.
I mean - yeah, objectively, nothing. But I tend to approach it from a golden rule type base - if it would hurt me, I don’t do it to someone else. But if someone snuck up behind *me* and shot me in the head - I mean, sure, I wouldn’t want it to happen if I anticipated it, but if it was instant and unexpected, I’d be dead. I wouldn’t be around to be annoyed, or upset, or anything about it, so it seems like my usual system doesn’t hold up.
