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Even if that means the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation wouldn't exist today? At the cost of the hundreds of millions[0] of lives they've saved? Not attacking

Even if that means the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation wouldn't exist today? At the cost of the hundreds of millions[0] of lives they've saved? Not attacking, just starting a discussion. What if we frame this in the context of the Trolley Problem? Bill pulled the lever, and the trolley deviated from its mandated course, but now many lives have been saved as a result. Does the end still not justify the means? 0: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/14/bill-gates-philanthropy-warren-buffett-vaccines-infant-mortality https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/14/bill-gates-phi...

vezycash 6y ago
>Even if that means the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation wouldn't exist today? Many people don't know what the foundation means. I found out more recently when defending him against rumor mongers on a forum. The personal insults I received was immense. For one, I didn't know he's one of the largest backers of WHO (they said he's the second largest). Yet, the spun this good deed as negative. Claiming, he's manipulating WHO from under the shadows. But for me, I now know who to thank for free HIV drugs in my country cos I know my government wouldn't give free drugs under any circumstance. >About infant mortality Bill gates attackers frequently mentioned a large number of vaccine caused deaths in India. I don't have a come back against this. But I know the deaths and deformations would be worse if there were no Polio vaccines for example.
TravHatesMe 6y ago
In the context of the Trolley Problem, one option is the reality of the present (X amount of lives saved due Gates' success / the foundation), the other option is unknown - it may be Y lives saved. It is possible that this alternate reality might have a better outcome than the present. Can't say with any certainty but it is tempting to guess that X > Y

vezycash 6y ago

>Even if that means the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation wouldn't exist today? Many people don't know what the foundation means. I found out more recently when defending him against rumor mongers on a forum. The personal insults I received was immense. For one, I didn't know he's one of the largest backers of WHO (they said he's the second largest). Yet, the spun this good deed as negative. Claiming, he's manipulating WHO from under the shadows. But for me, I now know who to thank for free HIV drugs in my country cos I know my government wouldn't give free drugs under any circumstance. >About infant mortality Bill gates attackers frequently mentioned a large number of vaccine caused deaths in India. I don't have a come back against this. But I know the deaths and deformations would be worse if there were no Polio vaccines for example.

TravHatesMe 6y ago

In the context of the Trolley Problem, one option is the reality of the present (X amount of lives saved due Gates' success / the foundation), the other option is unknown - it may be Y lives saved. It is possible that this alternate reality might have a better outcome than the present. Can't say with any certainty but it is tempting to guess that X > Y