XPost: alt.atheism, sci.skeptic, alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian   
   XPost: sci.environment   
   From: nospam@buzz.off   
      
   On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:12:08 +0100, the following appeared   
   in sci.skeptic, posted by "Kerr-Mudd, John"   
   :   
      
   >On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:34:23 -0700   
   >Bob Casanova  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:31:04 -0700, the following appeared   
   >> in sci.skeptic, posted by Ron Hamilton   
   >> :   
   >>   
   >> >On 1/21/2011 10:18 AM, T. Howard Pines, Jr. wrote:   
   >> >> Coming into existence, or "getting to experience life", is not better   
   than never   
   >> >> existing.  It can't be, because no such comparison can be made.  Nor can   
   >> >> existence be worse than never existing, for the same reason.   
   >> >   
   >> >Correct.   
   >> >   
   >> Agreed. While the stated comparison isn't, strictly speaking   
   >> and AFAIK, a logical fallacy, it *is* an error in logic.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> In order to say that anything is better or worse for an entity, one   
   necessarily   
   >> >> is talking about two different states of welfare or well-being for the   
   entity.   
   >> >> But an entity must exist in order to have a welfare state of   
   well-being.  Thus,   
   >> >> the comparison between existence and non-existence, from the perspective   
   of the   
   >> >> entity, cannot be made.  It is absurd.   
   >> >   
   >> >Also correct.   
   >   
   >I think "David" no longer posts to Usenet.   
   >   
   >It's been 14 years since this "discussion"   
   >   
   "David"? I only see Ron and T. Howard.   
      
   That aside, I didn't notice the age; thanks for the   
   heads-up.   
   >   
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