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hgomersall on Jan 21, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Make up a guy

I often pose the philosophical thought experiment: if you had a button that could end human existence instantly, killing everyone with zero suffering, should you use it?

yboris on Jan 21, 2023 [–]

I'd like you to also consider the variation of "end all sentient existence instantly, preventing it from ever restarting"

One concern is wild animal suffering - https://wildanimalsuffering.org/

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