(May 11, 2015 at 5:06 pm)Alex K Wrote:(May 11, 2015 at 5:00 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Do you mean to suggest that it is not immoral to wish for someone to have a nonviolent death? If not, what is the point of the adjective "violent" in your sentence?
Here we go again
I'll just say you're right and leave it at that
Though technically you could make the case that our civilization relies on everyone dying, and we therefore collectively hope that everyone dies eventually.
I was asking questions, not making statements. I just wanted clarity about what you meant.
But you are right that we rely on everyone dying. If no one died, we would end up with:
In order to avoid a horrific outcome, death is necessary for beings that reproduce.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.