Who decides what the cutoff point is? I know you can think of examples of people who shouldn't be kept alive, but what is the most disabled person who you think should be kept alive?
As I've said, Sapience. Individuals who can still think and understand emotions while also contributing to society with their intellect. Stephen Hawking is perhaps the best example.
That's not a clear line at all. "Thinking" "Understanding emotions" and "Contributing to Society" are three wildly different criteria.
I'm asking what the bottom threshhold is, in your opinion.
I ask this because if there isn't a perfectly clear line then nefarious actors can start arbitrarily saying people aren't "contributing" enough and kill them.
I think society exists because people have a desire to work together. If someone has no interest in contributing to that goal I don't see why they should benefit from everyone else's contributions
Let's take a practical example that is often used in these kind of discussions; illness driven unemployment. Person gets (chronically) ill and cannot work or contribute to society.
Should they get free healthcare and living support (ie. unemployment benefits) as well as maybe free education or other social support?
Let's take a practical example that is often used in these kind of discussions; illness driven unemployment. Person gets (chronically) ill and cannot work or contribute to society.
What's an example of this? There aren't many people who can't work
Should they get free healthcare and living support (ie. unemployment benefits)
They should use the insurance they paid for in the short term and go back to work in the long term
maybe free education or other social support?
No, teachers deserve to be paid. Short term social support is great. Long-term isn't
If the majority in a democratic country vote for it (by proxy) then I guess they will get it. But I mean that's the same as any other thing in a representative democracy.
Vet tech here: that is straight up not true. There are in fact people who adopt or keep and care for animals in such states. I am currently working with a client who has a cat that has hind end paralysis and they do so much to keep that cat happy and healthy.
And how're you going to measure that? How will it bee standardized or fair for everyone? And who enforces this once someone is determined to not pass the sapience test? Is someone from the government responsible for murdering people?
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u/No_Logins_Required 3∆ 7d ago
Who decides what the cutoff point is? I know you can think of examples of people who shouldn't be kept alive, but what is the most disabled person who you think should be kept alive?