Unpleasant Theses about Suffering

 

 

Descriptive

 

 God’s Utility Function

 

Suffering increases with evolution and seems not to be limited

 Human Genetic Variation

 

From a genetic point of view humans are reincarnated to 99.9%

 Mind

 

Decisions by free will might be a rare event

 

 

Normative

 

 The Metaphor of Omelas

 

The joy of life is ambivalent; it has a fascistoid trait

 The Torture of the Mad Bomber

 

The moral dilemma of torture cannot be avoided