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The ends don't justify the means. If the benevolent charity starts putting people into camps, it's evil.

• ImPostingOnHN 5y ago
  "The ends don't justify the means" is an opinion that varies based on the ends, the means, and the person making the opinion. It's certainly not a substantive, much less convincing, argument in defense of this blog post's discrediting of science and dehumanization of scientists. Do you believe the ends of making their point justify such means?
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  • throwaway0a5e 5y ago
    > "The ends don't justify the means" is an opinion that varies based on the ends, the means, and the person making the opinion. How many societies that went down the totalitarian path that would do it again? We're not talking about spending 4min/day brushing your teeth to stave off gum disease in old age here, the means comes with some pretty damn serious downsides.
    • ImPostingOnHN 5y ago
      > How many societies that went down the totalitarian path that would do it again? I'm not sure how this relates to my post saying that the ends may or may not justify the means for any given scenario depending on the ends, and the means, and the person rendering judgement. For example, I judge the ends of "quenching my thirst" to justify the means of "getting something to drink". If the ends never justified the means, I'd die of dehydration. Now, if you could respond to the part of my above post that occurred after the first sentence, too, it would be much appreciated.