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bayarearefugee
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Guess I'm a rationalist now
> "net positive" requires a human being existing to judge.
This is effectively a religious belief you are espousing.
adastra22
3 months ago
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What do you mean? Religion seems like a total nonsequitur here. If anything I would argue the opposite: you would need religion or something like it for moral statements to have any meaning without the existence of sentient beings.
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This is effectively a religious belief you are espousing.