The loss of a human life with all is joys and all its sorrows is tragic no matter what the cause, and the tragedy is not reduced simply because I was far away
Is it a feeling or objective fact that every loss of human life is tragic? If it’s a feeling, then you contradict yourself when you say that you don’t feel it. If it’s objective fact, then on what basis? It seems to me that it’s worth questioning, since it leads to apparent absurdities like “you should give away most of your money.”
What I’m saying is that when your chain of reasoning leads you to a shocking conclusion, it’s okay to think “Wow, this shocking thing is true!” but your first thought should probably be “Hmm, was one of my assumptions false? Was there a flaw in my logic?” In this case, your argument leads to a shocking conclusion, and you used an assumption that no one wants to question because it’s taboo.
I believe that if a taboo stops us from questioning something that is actually false, then that taboo is problematic.
Is it a feeling or objective fact that every loss of human life is tragic? If it’s a feeling, then you contradict yourself when you say that you don’t feel it. If it’s objective fact, then on what basis? It seems to me that it’s worth questioning, since it leads to apparent absurdities like “you should give away most of your money.”
What I’m saying is that when your chain of reasoning leads you to a shocking conclusion, it’s okay to think “Wow, this shocking thing is true!” but your first thought should probably be “Hmm, was one of my assumptions false? Was there a flaw in my logic?” In this case, your argument leads to a shocking conclusion, and you used an assumption that no one wants to question because it’s taboo.
I believe that if a taboo stops us from questioning something that is actually false, then that taboo is problematic.