
David Benatar: The Meaning of Life [Remastered]
Brain in a Vat
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Is There a Lot of Bad in Our Lives?
"There are at least two things going on there even if they're overlapping," says author. "Suicide is never the rational thing to do and i don't think we've it's rational but us to take our lives given the things we would be deprived of", he adds. In some circumstances, meaning can contribute something and push you above the zero level in terms of life quality or value for those who want to end their own existences. The idea that most people will accept this idea implicitly into a yearn existing is part of what makes suicide so irrational according to John MacIntosh.
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