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#214 - Cosmic Skeptic - How Do We Define What Is Good & Bad?
Modern Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Well-Being?
There is a preference in one way, and that tends towards something which is not painful. So the question becomes why should you care about well-being? Why shouldn't we try to maximize suffering? Just because the majority of people prefer something doesn't mean it's necessarily the right thing to do. One of the most important distinctions to make is between a conception of objective ethics and a conception of subjective ethics.
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