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ParanoidObsessive posted...

That's actually a flawed comparison, because in that case you're usually talking a difference of decades, which DOES make the two scenarios functionally different. Whereas I am suggesting two equally terrible and painful outcomes that operate on generally the same time scale.

Unless you change your parameters to be something like "Do you want to die from being stabbed to death or dying of painful cancer?" Because then you've equalized the two in similar fashion.

If anything, you're really just proving the point I was making in the first place - if someone asks "Do you want me to kill you one way, or this other way?", the best answer is actually "I would prefer that you don't kill me at all."

From the perspective of the universe's existence a time frame of decades is irrelevant, and therefore my scenario operates on the same general time scale. Furthermore, these outcomes could be perceived as equally painful and terrible.

On the other end of the spectrum, dying from a painful cancer isn't instantaneous. While being stabbed to death would imply that you'd be dead within hours if not minutes, you could live for multiple years with a painful cancer. Whether that extra amount of time is meaningful in a good or a bad way, if at all, would entirely be dependent on the person.

If someone were to ask you if you wanted to be killed one way or another way, stating that you would prefer not to be killed at all being the best scenario isn't true if for some reason you actually don't want to live.

What you view as scenarios that are equivalent is open to interpretation. You're interjecting your personal opinion and stating it as fact.