Why Do Some People Hold That Death Isn't Bad, According

question 134

Multiple Choice

Why do some people hold that death isn't bad, according to Nagel?

• A) They argue that in certain cases, death actually relieves one of suffering
• B) They argue that death merely deprives one of life, which has no value in itself
• C) They argue that death is simply an experiential blank, so it has no value at all
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Heuristics

The brain’s low-energy mental shortcuts for making decisions. They are “fast and frugal” and work well in most situations but in other situations result in systematic errors.

System 1

This refers to a concept in psychology, specifically in the dual-process theory of thought, where System 1 is the fast, instinctive, and emotional way of thinking.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias where individuals rely on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Cognitive Biases

Misperceptions or misunderstandings that cause systematic errors. Most result either (1) from heuristics that are prone to systematic errors or (2) because the brain is attempting to solve a type of problem (such as a calculus problem) for which it was not evolutionarily evolved and for which it has little innate capability.