From Bryan Caplan:
Weird hypotheticals are philosophers’ equivalent of controlled experiments. When a scientist wants to test a physical theory, he sets up weird laboratory conditions that make it easy to find an exception to the theory. Similarly, when a philosopher wants to test a moral theiry, he sets up weird examples that make it easy to find an exception to the theory.
Counterfactual resistance is the bane of my existence.
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That is indeed a top quote!