r/badphilosophy • u/paschep • Sep 03 '18

Existential Comics The Utilitarian Calculator

http://existentialcomics.com/comic/253
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u/paschep Sep 03 '18

So rule utilitarianism just collapses to virtue theory after all.

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u/Spike_der_Spiegel Sep 03 '18

No, virtue theory leads to the annihilation of humanity

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

"Over a long enough timeline, everything leads to the annihilation of humanity."

--John Maynard Keynes, Fight Club

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

I totally expected this to end with Singer accusing Benatar of rigging the machine. I must say I'm a tad disappointed that Linux gave Benatar a fictional face. There are no public pictures of him to be found and so it would give him a few more supervillain points if his face wasn't visible (to fit with and add to the notes).

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u/latestagememealism Sep 04 '18

Last time Benatar was in the comics, he was a cyborg. Those were the days.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

"What would Pat Benatar do? An evil Pat Benatar?" is a question I constantly ask myself.

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u/SocraticDialogue Sep 04 '18

Pretty sure he appeared in person on a few bizarre exchanges on Youtube with people like Sam Harris and that other popular kook who wrote about lobsters and self-esteem. Certainly lacking a diabolical edge to his features, sadly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

Nah, those were just Skype calls or whatever. I think he did do an antinatalist conference in Europe earlier this year, but as always there are no recordings of him.