82 lines
2.2 KiB
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82 lines
2.2 KiB
Text
#import "@preview/unequivocal-ams:0.1.1": ams-article, theorem, proof
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#import "@preview/wordometer:0.1.3": word-count, total-words
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#import "prelude.typ": indented-argument
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#show: ams-article.with(
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title: [On the Argument Against Fearing Death],
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bibliography: bibliography("refs.bib"),
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)
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#show: word-count.with(exclude: (
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heading,
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<wordcount-exclude>,
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table,
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figure,
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footnote,
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))
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#set cite(style: "institute-of-electrical-and-electronics-engineers")
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#set text(fractions: true)
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#set table(inset: 8pt, align: center)
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#align(
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center,
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pad(
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x: 20%,
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table(
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columns: (1fr, 1fr),
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[
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Perm: A2V4847
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],
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[
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Word Count: #total-words
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#footnote[
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Figure computed programmatically during document compilation. Discounts
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content in tables and the AI contribution statement.
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]
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],
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),
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),
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)
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= Introduction
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The argument Against Fearing Death proposes the surprising thesis that you
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should not fear being dead because it is not bad for you. The author states it
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as follows on #cite(<Korman2022-KORLFA>, supplement: [p. 74]):
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#indented-argument(
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title: "Against Fearing Death",
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abbreviation: "FD",
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[ You cease to be conscious when you die ],
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[ If you cease to be conscious when you die, then being dead is not bad for you ],
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[ So, being dead is not bad for you ],
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[ If being dead is not bad for you, then you should not fear death ],
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[ So, you should not fear death ],
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)
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To support premise FD2, the author argues
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= Don't kill yourself
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#indented-argument(
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title: "Argument for Killing Yourself",
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abbreviation: "KYS",
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[You are conscious when you are alive],
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[Something is bad for you if and only if it results in more pain than you otherwise would have had],
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[If you are conscious, you experience more pain than you otherwise would have if you were unconscious],
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[So, being alive is bad for you],
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[If you are unconscious when you are dead, then being dead isn't bad for you],
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[If being alive is bad for you, then: if being dead isn't bad for you, you should kill yourself],
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[So, you should kill yourself],
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)
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#pagebreak()
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#[
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= AI Contribution Statement
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#quote[I did not use AI whatsoever in the writing of this paper.]
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]<wordcount-exclude>
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