From Ms. Sue this morning:
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1191459460
if anyone's heard of the experience machine, could they please tell me some pros about it?
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Sorry, I forgot about that! Thanks.
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The site I sent you emphasized the negatives.
Hmm -- let's see about the pros --
Everyone wants to be happy. No one wants pain. We all pursue happiness by doing things that are fun, and we try to avoid painful situations. The Experience machine gives people that comfort.
Everything from drugs, alcohol, TV, computer games, sports, etc. to religion tells us that our goal is to be happy. Why shouldn't we enter the Experience Machine?
Hmm -- let's see about the pros --
Everyone wants to be happy. No one wants pain. We all pursue happiness by doing things that are fun, and we try to avoid painful situations. The Experience machine gives people that comfort.
Everything from drugs, alcohol, TV, computer games, sports, etc. to religion tells us that our goal is to be happy. Why shouldn't we enter the Experience Machine?
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