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> So no say at all, as to what goes into our own bodies? Really? Right? Everyone has been kindly asking malaria to stay out of our bodies for ages now! Malaria
by autoexec 2y ago
> So no say at all, as to what goes into our own bodies? Really?
Right? Everyone has been kindly asking malaria to stay out of our bodies for ages now! Malaria has no respect at all for our rights!
- chung8123 2y agoWe don't put malaria into mosquitos to spread it.
- autoexec 2y agoIf we did we could just stop doing that, but sadly, we don't have that option.
- snowwrestler 2y agoIt’s like the trolley problem but one side of the track is clear. But the concept is now so deeply engrained that some people still object to the idea of pulling the lever.
- from-nibly 2y agoThe trolley problem is not for assesing ends vs means discussions, or greater good discussions. It's for asessing how people interpret responsibility.
- ben_w 2y agoIt's not quite that. If this was a trolly problem, one side would have several million deaths, there's a lot of switches we can activate at any time, and we're not entirely sure how many people are on each of the other tracks just that there's not many before the bend in the line that takes it through a thick dark jungle of our ignorance.
- throwway120385 2y agoThe difference is that Malaria can't gather consent from us. Unlike medical researchers, who have routinely been required to get consent before conducting research or before spreading synthetic materials into our bodies. Without consent you're essentially acting like Josef Mengele.