Comments on: Pounding out poverty? http://www.republicofathens.com/2009/03/pounding-out-poverty/ Get into it. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: emily guston http://www.republicofathens.com/2009/03/pounding-out-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-8 emily guston Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:16:55 +0000 http://www.republicofathens.com/?p=336#comment-8 Troy Gregorino is a modern Jonathan Swift! Troy Gregorino is a modern Jonathan Swift!

]]> By: normalityrelief http://www.republicofathens.com/2009/03/pounding-out-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3 normalityrelief Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:44:55 +0000 http://www.republicofathens.com/?p=336#comment-3 The concept of the "greater good" is a difficult one. Genetic diseases typically are not the fault of the sufferers, yet they still create an immense amount of suffering, tragedy, and medical bills, often paid for by taxpayers. So practically speaking, it is indeed in the greater goods interest to systematically rid the population of everyone suffering from a genetic disease, but hopefully no one will call for that, despite it being a parallel to the euthanasia concept of of People Pounds. While I believe there are plenty of necessary evils to advance the greater good, I don't believe the greater good is something for which we always want to strive. And btw, thanks for the photo cred! The concept of the “greater good” is a difficult one. Genetic diseases typically are not the fault of the sufferers, yet they still create an immense amount of suffering, tragedy, and medical bills, often paid for by taxpayers. So practically speaking, it is indeed in the greater goods interest to systematically rid the population of everyone suffering from a genetic disease, but hopefully no one will call for that, despite it being a parallel to the euthanasia concept of of People Pounds.

While I believe there are plenty of necessary evils to advance the greater good, I don’t believe the greater good is something for which we always want to strive.

And btw, thanks for the photo cred!

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