return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoSaved from her dead mother's womb, baby Sabreen was laid to rest in a mournful and sometimes angry funeralwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down120cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkSaved from her dead mother's womb, baby Sabreen was laid to rest in a mournful and sometimes angry funeralwww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.world
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·7 months agoIf the goal is to minimise overall human suffering is statistics not a better framework to view such things?
minus-squarenoneya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoDepends what you mean by “view.” If you mean to quantify, then sure. If you mean to empathize, then no, I don’t believe statistics is a good framework.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·7 months agoBetter view in the pursuit of minimising human suffering. To target the most important things to achieve the greatest good with the lowest expence.
minus-squarenoneya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoI respectfully disagree.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·7 months agoI empathise with you being wrong but objectively you are. What use is that?
minus-squarenoneya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoWhat use is empathy in changing human behavior? If you’re not a bot, I don’t know what is.
If the goal is to minimise overall human suffering is statistics not a better framework to view such things?
Depends what you mean by “view.” If you mean to quantify, then sure. If you mean to empathize, then no, I don’t believe statistics is a good framework.
Better view in the pursuit of minimising human suffering. To target the most important things to achieve the greatest good with the lowest expence.
I respectfully disagree.
I empathise with you being wrong but objectively you are. What use is that?
What use is empathy in changing human behavior? If you’re not a bot, I don’t know what is.