Nathan Saper wrote:
The reason why I use "the least pain for the greatest number" instead of "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" is because the latter justifies many not-so-great acts under act utilitarianism. Consider this example:
I have an even better example for you: Why not euthanize every single human being on the planet by lethan injection. It would be almost painless - just a prick of the needle, and they would never again feel any pain ever. After all, that would fit your socialist goals. :) There's no better plan for achieving the least pain for the greatest number according to your rantings. -- ----------------------Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--------------------------- + ^ + :Surveillance cameras|Passwords are like underwear. You don't /|\ \|/ :aren't security. A |share them, you don't hang them on your/\|/\ <--*-->:camera won't stop a |monitor, or under your keyboard, you \/|\/ /|\ :masked killer, but |don't email them, or put them on a web \|/ + v + :will violate privacy|site, and you must change them very often. --------_sunder_@_sunder_._net_------- http://www.sunder.net ------------