X-Message-Number: 21202 From: (Rick Potvin) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:32:38 -0700 (MST) Subject: MORALITY: Pizer's Consequentialism MORALITY OF NOT SIGNING UP: Pizer's Consequentialism is "Ends Justifies Means" Dave Pizer's article in the 4th Qtr. Cryonics magazine uses "consequentialism" as a supporting method of arguing the case that not signing up for cryonics is immoral. I pretty much destroy his case by simply pointing out that consequentialism is another way of saying that the ends justifies the means. The ends/means idea is hugely problematic. More.... http://network54.com/hide/forum/message?messageid=1045666102&forumid=223735 Rick Potvin, Alcor member #1348 http://www.webspawner.com/users/interfacecryonet Experimental Cryonaut Who's Who in Cryonics List http://www.webspawner.com/users/cryonaut Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21202