[Sephus]

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Sephus,
when it comes to life of a sentient being, I think it's pretty clear that happiness is good and suffering is bad. You don't agree? Then I can estimate the effects with the information I have about what causes suffering and what causes happiness. I don't really think it's much of a matter of taste.

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if we agree about what is good, then we have the same tastes. you can't use the word good and not be talking about taste. even if 100% of people agree about what is good, it's still a matter of taste.

calling happiness (pleasure) good is a bit confusing because pleasure is good by definition.

however, it's one's own pleasure that's good by definition. we tend to think other peoples happiness is good, but a world could exist where jealous beings think others' happiness is bad, and they wouldn't be objectively wrong.

i still want to know why i shoudln't do things that cause more bad then good, provided they're good for me.