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A long time ago i was a soldier... so, in a sense i signed up to have a risk of getting shot (or blown up, stabbed... you get the point) for the benefit of my s
by RalfWausE 6y ago
A long time ago i was a soldier... so, in a sense i signed up to have a risk of getting shot (or blown up, stabbed... you get the point) for the benefit of my society. How is this different?
- rkangel 6y agoBecause we're not talking about the ethics of the individuals concerned, we're talking about the ethics of the people conducting the study. People volunteering for this and the army have made the choice to put others ahead of themselves, and (as long as they are suitably informed and competent to make the judgement) have the right to make it. The ethics from the other side are broader and subtler - they are not of the individual they are of the masses. Whether the Army acts ethically by recruiting soldiers and sending them to kill and die is a subject of much debate. A large number of people think that it is unethical, and that is why they protest against war.
- RalfWausE 6y agoBut in this case, the enemy who shall be destroyed is a virus, and compared to a human enemy is see no ethical problem as long as the "soldiers" in this "campaign" are volunteering...