"The Afterlife" Discussion Questions

Samuel Scheffler
  1. Briefly explain the doomsday scenario. What is one remarkable implication of this scenario that Scheffler argues for?
  2. What does Scheffler mean by non-experiential and conservative dimensions to our values?
  3. What effect would the doomsday scenario have on our projects according to Scheffler and why?
  4. What does Scheffler mean when he says that the doomsday scenario shows that we personalize our relation to the future? And why does he think this?
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