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by bryondowd 4106 days ago
There aren't 3^^^3 atoms in the universe, let alone people. I think it's absurd to complain about a system not holding up when stretched far beyond the boundaries of the universe.

If you decrease the number to even the number of humans that ever existed/exist/will exist, then it returns to being negligible in relation to torture.

The problem with an if -> then, is when the 'if' is flawed, it doesn't really matter what the 'then' is. The human mind can't grasp 3^^^3 dust motes because it doesn't exist in any meaningful way.