If your only requirement is for all sentient beings to be happy, you should be satisfied with a universe completely devoid of sentient beings. However, I suspect you wouldn’t be (?)
Regarding definition of good, it’s pointless to argue about definitions. We should only make sure both of us know what each word we use means. So, let’s define “koodness(X)” to mean “the extent to which things X wants to happen actually happen” and “gudness” to mean “the extent to which what is happening to all beings is what they want to happen” (although the latter notion requires clarifications: how do we average between the beings? do we take non-existing beings into account? how do we define “happening to X”?)
So, by definition of kood, I want the future world to be kood(Squark). I also want the future world to be gud among other things (that is, gudness is a component of koodness(Squark)).
I disagree with Mill. It is probably better for a human being not become a pig, in the sense that a human being prefers not becoming a pig. However, I’m not at all convinced a pig prefers to become a human being. Certainly, I wouldn’t want to become a “Super-Droid” if it comes at a cost of losing my essential human qualities.
If your only requirement is for all sentient beings to be happy, you should be satisfied with a universe completely devoid of sentient beings. However, I suspect you wouldn’t be (?)
Regarding definition of good, it’s pointless to argue about definitions. We should only make sure both of us know what each word we use means. So, let’s define “koodness(X)” to mean “the extent to which things X wants to happen actually happen” and “gudness” to mean “the extent to which what is happening to all beings is what they want to happen” (although the latter notion requires clarifications: how do we average between the beings? do we take non-existing beings into account? how do we define “happening to X”?)
So, by definition of kood, I want the future world to be kood(Squark). I also want the future world to be gud among other things (that is, gudness is a component of koodness(Squark)).
I disagree with Mill. It is probably better for a human being not become a pig, in the sense that a human being prefers not becoming a pig. However, I’m not at all convinced a pig prefers to become a human being. Certainly, I wouldn’t want to become a “Super-Droid” if it comes at a cost of losing my essential human qualities.