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  1. 03-24-2009, 05:51 AM #1
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    How would a utilitarian rationalise not wiping out the human race? No humans = no unhappiness = maximum happiness.
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    Quote Originally Posted by benzss View Post
    How would a utilitarian rationalise not wiping out the human race? No humans = no unhappiness = maximum happiness.
    Then there'd be no utility at all. Happiness isn't the absence of unhappiness, you know.
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