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If we ought to do whatever will cause the greatest increase in happiness for the greatest number of people, shouldn't we kill off all of the depressed people, since they are bringing down the overall amount of happiness?

>> No.10774869

quality thread you fucking idiot

>> No.10774876

>>10774869
>no arguments
Umm okay, sorry I'm a utilitarian and you're butthurt that I'm superior to you.

>> No.10774886

>>10774876
yeah lets argue back and forth about it, shall we?

>> No.10774904

>>10774876
but that will make all the depressed people's relatives sad and depressed

>> No.10774913

>>10774904
Then just kill them too.

>> No.10774989

A mass slaughter of a population based on some specific characteristic would cause incredible social unrest and most definitely not increase the overall level of happiness.

>> No.10775039

>Depressed person genocide

Yeah, that'll make everyone happier for sure.

>> No.10775059

that violates liberalism or something whatever

>> No.10775129

>>10775039
Yeah, seriously. Depressed people are insufferable to be around.

>> No.10775134

>>10774989
Even niggers anon?

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10775135

>>10774913
Kill everyone

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>>10774861

>all the happy people have to kill all the depressed people
>now all the happy people are depressed and kill themselves

Unironically a pretty great plan to be honest

>> No.10775152
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10775152

>>10774861

>Utilitarianism
>Declares an utility function
>Instantly goes from "is" to "ought"
>Pretends that this makes any sense at all and that he is actually able to be the one agent to declare what a global utility function is like
>I'm totally not a retard guys I have just solved all of philosophy!

>> No.10775163

>>10774989
>kill all the jews
>evangelicals adjust to new normal
>??????
>world peace

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10775169

>>10775152
>performs elaborate ethical calculus to determine the best way to have sex with your mother

>> No.10775179

That's too cruel. Depressed people should instead go to some sort of institution where they can learn to play and co-operate with other people, be outside in nature, bath, and enjoy the sun, let's call them concentration camps.

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>>10774861
>If we ought to do whatever will cause the greatest increase in happiness for the greatest number of people, shouldn't we kill off all of the depressed people, since they are bringing down the overall amount of happiness?

>> No.10775315

>>10775129
>implying they even want to be around you

>> No.10775498

>>10775315
That's what makes them so obnoxious. They don't even want to be around me but they won't go away.