The phrase or assertion – “it’s a necessary evil” – invites or prompts the query: why is evil necessary? There are times in discussions or
Tag: ethics
bioethicists: enablers of euthanasia and infanticide?
Sadly, many bioethicists work to justify and rationalize the current practices of withholding or denying proper medical treatment to vulnerable individuals (at present, mainly the
animal welfare versus animal rights
Many people have seen the moving late night television commercials put on by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The serious plight of
life boat ethics and immigration
For those in a crowded life boat in heavy seas, there is a moral dilemma when too many persons in the water attempt to get
morality: ends and means
The anniversary of the Allied firebombing of Dresden, Germany in 1945 prompts us to post these thoughts on means and ends. If the desired objective
at the mercy of others
All throughout our lives we really are at the mercy of others. No kidding and no exaggeration here. From the time we are conceived until
