[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if we're gonna we brutal about it, code propagation is the only naked virtue.

the guiding principal is minimizing suffering through actualization of mankind. a sentient manager is necessary to establishing universal order and as the most enlightened species on this wet rock, that thankless task falls to man.

that's what survival is.

not all of us should survive, or even exist. if we are to maximize utility, some of us must relinquish our own.

you've often argued to restrict reproduction based on fiat pixel accumulation. how do you justify denying destiny to yourself and others based on hebrew economics?

no, I've argued for material restrictions on the upper end, because it will not hinder genuinely superior conditions, while demoting inferior ones. restricting reproduction to average or superior conditions elevates the mean. qualifying reproduction does not necessitate it be based solely on material assets. to the contrary, there are a great many considerations that ought be included in condoning reproduction.

i don't like problems and do not wish to be he source thereof, most especially unto those I care about. that is the reason i will not seek to replicate myself. I am flawed and I am ok with that, but there are good things in me and if i am able to spread those that they might endure to benefit humanity, then i will. i'll not propagate my own deficiencies though out of hope that my strengths may survive, or the more common need for care and companionship in age.

but i don't think you're dishonest, just misguided.

im neither. my guiding principals are doubt and compassion subservient to the impartial command of reason. if anything i am lost ^^

but that is why i ask ^^