speaking of attacking the crudest possible version, are you really here taking a panel from a joke comic as an example of this sub's main objection to utilitarianism?
The problem is that rationalists insist on following only the most naive type of utilitarianism possible (and actively pushing the envelope there) , which leaves them open to stupid jokes like this comic.
Doesn’t the comic kind of have a point though, or am I
misunderstanding it? An animal being free range in life doesn’t justify
supporting its slaughter.
if you stipulate that he’s not capable of feeling pleasure either then i think you’re good
Source is a snippet of this comic.
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Doesn’t the comic kind of have a point though, or am I misunderstanding it? An animal being free range in life doesn’t justify supporting its slaughter.