tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post5631592158562402382..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Preferring Pains to be PastRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-80992107172853960212007-10-21T21:40:00.000-04:002007-10-21T21:40:00.000-04:00OK the last thing I can think of is to do with the...OK the last thing I can think of is to do with the distance in time of hte event. Ie a person might rationally care less about them 20 years ago or them 20 years in the future because in some way it is not quite as much 'the same person' as the same person 2 seconds from then.Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624496692217466430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-1770693164291616782007-10-21T11:36:00.000-04:002007-10-21T11:36:00.000-04:00Yup, all else equal, does temporal location alone ...Yup, all else equal, does temporal location <I>alone</I> make a difference?Richard Y Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-83642097969526437732007-10-21T02:00:00.000-04:002007-10-21T02:00:00.000-04:00are we factoring out the side effects of past pain...are we factoring out the side effects of past pain (for example if it drove you insane) and the side effects of furture pain (eg the fear of pain)Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624496692217466430noreply@blogger.com