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Sure, just like when you have 5 sick people, each needing a different organ to survive. We need the government to select a healthy person, take his organs and s
by nickpp 5y ago
Sure, just like when you have 5 sick people, each needing a different organ to survive. We need the government to select a healthy person, take his organs and save the other 5. Sucks for that person in particular, but the public overall is better for it.
- fauigerzigerk 5y agoIt's more like banning the purchase of organs on the black market if you suffer organ failure.
- contravariant 5y agoSomewhat interesting that you use an argument against utilitarianism to argue against deontological ethics.
- nickpp 5y agoGovernment intervention is government intervention no matter the context: it seems a good idea at first but it always backfires.
- contravariant 5y agoTo govern is to intervene, if a government doesn't intervene then what purpose does it have?
- m3at 5y agoInteresting argument, though forcefully selecting a donnor does not increase organ failure rates for others, whereas paying ransom does increase risks of future attacks.
- nickpp 5y agoIt does modify behavior though: I am more likely to engage in risky activities like heavy drinking and overeating if I know a replacement organ (like a liver) is readily available thanks to the wisdom of the government.
- catbuttes 5y agoNow swing it the other way. Only harvest organs from those guilty of crimes. Would that make you less likely to commit crimes, knowing that your organs will be harvested?
- nefitty 5y agoOn its face, this sounds like an extreme behavioral reaction to having “replacement organs” available, but it actually tracks with my own anecdotal experience. I was not comfortable skateboarding again until I had good insurance as I do now. I don’t go crazy, but it is definitely a weight off my shoulders knowing that if I break a bone I’ll be able to get help without wrecking my finances. On the other hand, my brother doesn’t currently have insurance, and in the past he was super advanced at skateboarding. He is very hesitant to skate with me because of his fear of getting hurt. It’s pretty wild to see that play out in my own life, and it has made even more empathetic to the decisions other people make and the sorts of high-level factors that come into play there.
- arrosenberg 5y agoExcept in this analogy we don't have a healthy person, but one that already was in a motorcycle accident.