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    3 months ago

    Of course that’s emotional.

    Reducing suffering is based on the idea that I don’t like suffering, therefore I don’t want others to suffer. That’s emotional.

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        3 months ago

        Philosophy is based on logic, not straight emotions

        Yeah, sorry, but that’s straight untrue.

        As I wrote before, every time you’re doing a value judgement, you’re arguing based on emotions.

        Saying shredding two animals causes more suffering than shredding no animals is a rational, provable statement. But whether suffering is bad or not, is a value judgement and thus not rational.

        If you say, “I don’t like suffering” to someone with a “no pain, no gain” shirt, your argument is weaker.

        And both of these statements are value judgement, you’re doing a category error here.