In my last post I made this mind experiment: Let’s assume that Omega has an evil twin: Psi. Psi really likes to play with human minds, and today it will force some people to do difficult choices. Alice is a very nice person: she does volunteer, donates moneys to important...
This post’s aim is not to prove or disprove the morality of utilitarianism. I only want to raise some provocative questions through mind experiments that shows extreme consequences of some forms of utilitarianism. Let’s assume that Omega has an evil twin: Psi. Psi really likes to play with human minds,...
Probably I am making a huge mistake resuming a ten years old discussion, especially because this is my first post. Anyway, let’s make this experiment. One common argument for choosing “dust specks” over “torture” is that the experience of torture is qualitatively different form the experience of receiving a dust...