I see that Bentham/X-Men/Le Guin philosophical ethics jokes are too much for you fucking people.
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@chaosprime this was so far over my head I didn't even feel the woosh1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@chaosprime perhaps you'd be kind enough to explain a bit?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise sure! so utilitarianism, "the greatest good for the greatest number", would to many readings dictate that the…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise …most ethical course would be to harvest organs for donation from Wolverine continuously with or without his…3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise …his consent, as the suffering he would endure is outweighed by the immense life-saving benefit to be derived.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise Le Guin's Those Who Walk Away From Omelas is a critique of society in general and utilitarianism in particular…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise …where in a thought experiment a single child is held in abject misery that results in everyone else being happy.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise the eponymous ones who walk away apparently have some dissatisfaction with this arrangement.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise Westchester is the location of Xavier's School, so it's being posited in the place of Omelas.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@jenphalian @LionessElise long story short, Wolverine's power set produces horrific ethical conundrums that are rarely if ever confronted.
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