Conceptually, yes. In practice, of course not. Surely you can conceptually imagine removing the conscious experience of suffering without removing the rest. I’ve encountered many thought experiments that are hard to imagine, but that’s really not one of them.
I suppose I don’t see that as a better world, then. We feel pain because it gives meaning to the things that we’ve lost. When I lose a loved one, I feel pain, I suffer that loss, but that’s because I wish they were still here. I think it would be a shame to lose that feeling. Or are you suggesting that there would be no death? Because that sounds like a very different world, to me.
Unwanted by you, I guess. Whatever makes you accept the thought experiment and agree that the button should be pushed. This was the point of this discussion.
Conceptually, yes. In practice, of course not. Surely you can conceptually imagine removing the conscious experience of suffering without removing the rest. I’ve encountered many thought experiments that are hard to imagine, but that’s really not one of them.
I suppose I don’t see that as a better world, then. We feel pain because it gives meaning to the things that we’ve lost. When I lose a loved one, I feel pain, I suffer that loss, but that’s because I wish they were still here. I think it would be a shame to lose that feeling. Or are you suggesting that there would be no death? Because that sounds like a very different world, to me.
I wrote “unwanted suffering” to precisely avoid this kind of reply. 😆
Unwanted by whom? Does everyone get to decide for themselves when they feel suffering, and when they don’t?
Unwanted by you, I guess. Whatever makes you accept the thought experiment and agree that the button should be pushed. This was the point of this discussion.