If for any reason you’ve recently been feeling complacent about global security, international relations and oh, you know, little things like the continued existence of the species, here to h…
You’ve gotten me to the point of writing out logical equations to try to make sense of your changing argument qualifications.
first statement:
Best thing = Killing self (humanity) off ∵ pollution
Last statement:
Best thing = something (extinction of humans) were to happen ∵ pollution
But if
something were to happen ≠ Making it happen/hoping it would happen
and
Making it happen = killing self off
then
Best thing ≠ killing self off
(Z = K) ∵ P
(Z = S) ∵ P
S ≠ M
S ≠ H
K = M
It seems that you have made two incompatible statements, which amounts to an erroneous argument.
I’m willing to say that the first statement was hyperbolic and your second statement is more aligned with what you really think, but you say you stand by both, which doesn’t track.
That would be true, except for the simple fact that, just because I think it would be the best outcome for the planet as a whole, doesn’t mean I have to be working towards it. From the perspective of everything else living here, it would be best if we all died. If we don’t, it’s increasingly likely that we take some or all of them with us when we do.
You’ve gotten me to the point of writing out logical equations to try to make sense of your changing argument qualifications.
first statement:
Best thing = Killing self (humanity) off ∵ pollution
Last statement: Best thing = something (extinction of humans) were to happen ∵ pollution
But if
something were to happen ≠ Making it happen/hoping it would happen
and
Making it happen = killing self off
then
Best thing ≠ killing self off
(Z = K) ∵ P (Z = S) ∵ P S ≠ M S ≠ H K = M
It seems that you have made two incompatible statements, which amounts to an erroneous argument.
I’m willing to say that the first statement was hyperbolic and your second statement is more aligned with what you really think, but you say you stand by both, which doesn’t track.
That would be true, except for the simple fact that, just because I think it would be the best outcome for the planet as a whole, doesn’t mean I have to be working towards it. From the perspective of everything else living here, it would be best if we all died. If we don’t, it’s increasingly likely that we take some or all of them with us when we do.