(August 5, 2022 at 4:52 am)Deesse23 Wrote: Well, end of a meaningful existence is far from being the same as a less meaningful existence only being possible, which i would not argue against. Thus, life sentence is/can be way, way better than execution, because execution per definition allows no (meaningful) existence at all, while a life sentence does to a certain degree, contradicting your original claim.
An execution is no existence, and hence, no more punishment. It is the ultimate "neutral" state. Life imprisonment is far less satisfying than life without imprisonment; extremely few individuals choose to go to jail. As I said, executions are punishment for the living, not the dead.