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This doctor is notable for the consistency of his character. The Ketchum Oath supersedes the Hippocratic one: "Do harm for the greater good!". This greater goo
by eternalban 10y ago
This doctor is notable for the consistency of his character. The Ketchum Oath supersedes the Hippocratic one: "Do harm for the greater good!".
This greater good angle -- even God regrettably hides behind this -- is possibly the most pernicious moral puzzle presented to humanity.
But in defense of God, at least in that (hypothetical if you wish) case there is a guarantee that the asserted "greater good" and in fact the "good end" are certain to come to pass.
I think it plain evil, this greater good fig leaf, whenever we are not clearly afforded certitude of the desired outcome.