Case “Are we really sorry that Hitler Existed?” from Marquise Bartholomew:
Summary: A time traveler’s wife proposes that he go back in time and kill Hitler. The time traveler states that he is reluctant to do so and questions the efficacy of his wife’s reasoning. He says that surely she cannot be sorry for Hitler to have existed since she was only born because of him. Since she would rather that she exist she must also rather for Hitler to have existed as well. She states that it is feels strange to wish for tragedy even if one’s exist hinges on it, to which her husband replies that it is indeed a paradox (Stangroom, 2010, p. 20-21).
Intuitive Response: As someone who’s a direct descendant of the transatlantic slave trade I have grappled with
Summary: A time traveler’s wife proposes that he go back in time and kill Hitler. The time traveler states that he is reluctant to do so and questions the efficacy of his wife’s reasoning. He says that surely she cannot be sorry for Hitler to have existed since she was only born because of him. Since she would rather that she exist she must also rather for Hitler to have existed as well. She states that it is feels strange to wish for tragedy even if one’s exist hinges on it, to which her husband replies that it is indeed a paradox (Stangroom, 2010, p. 20-21).
Intuitive Response: As someone who’s a direct descendant of the transatlantic slave trade I have grappled with