the theory that only suffering [independently] matters. But this theory is transparently false/silly.
A more intuitive phrasing of essentially the same idea may be found in tranquilism (2017), to which I have never seen a reply that would show how and where it is transparently silly. (In population axiology, many people would find views that imply the “Very Repugnant Conclusion” transparently silly.)
A more intuitive phrasing of essentially the same idea may be found in tranquilism (2017), to which I have never seen a reply that would show how and where it is transparently silly. (In population axiology, many people would find views that imply the “Very Repugnant Conclusion” transparently silly.)