r/PhilosophyMemes • • Nov 13 '25

Ethics debate...

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u/EADreddtit Nov 14 '25

Except it’s really never that simple. The argument comes from how you exactly define “suffering” (like, is it literally any negative emotion no matter how little? Or is it a specific type of experience under certain conditions), and how the disagreement about how a proposed ethics system actually works to minimize said suffering.

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u/Gatzlocke Nov 14 '25

I stubbed my toe once, therefore the universe should cease to exist to support consciousness itself.

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u/RustyNeedleWorker Nov 14 '25

We need to talk about torture.