PS this is a pretty good analysis of the issues. (HT @MitchellEckert)https://www.vox.com/summer-movies/2018/5/17/17343442/avengers-infinity-war-captain-america-thanos-sequel-moral-dilemma …
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[Spoilers] The Avengers could have stopped Thanos from killing trillions if: Loki had let Thor die Gamora had let Nebula die Dr. Strange had let Iron Man die Star-Lord hadn't tried to avenge Gamora Scarlet Witch had killed Vision. When the stakes are high, deontology sucks.pic.twitter.com/5ASPmKf8HS
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He almost sprained Thanos' pinkie! Yay Cap.
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Very good.
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Or if Thanos was a utilitarian who understood how contraception works.
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"A deontologist will not always act in a utility maximizing way, so deontology is bad" kind of begs the question, no? That aside, everyone in the MCEU should be a divine command theorist given they literally interact with gods daily...
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Deontology sucks because if it weren’t for deontological thinking the Avengers could have defeated Thanos the... ruthless utilitarian? Do I have that hot take right?
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It really bothered me the "not enough resources for everybody, let's kill half the people" Thanos argument. Scarcity has nothing to do with "resources", everything to do with the accumulation (or lack of) knowledge. See
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