Comment on Would magically turning all trans people into the gender they want to be be unethical?
leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months agoSo you tell them, preferably ask them, first. That’s why surgeons make you sign consent forms.
Comment on Would magically turning all trans people into the gender they want to be be unethical?
leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months agoSo you tell them, preferably ask them, first. That’s why surgeons make you sign consent forms.
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Surgery has risks, magic in this case does not.
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 5 months ago
If you modify the thought experiment slightly, it becomes an interesting trolley problem.
Let’s assume the spell you’re using is all or nothing - either it cures everyone, or no one. What if some subset of people explicitly do not consent? How many people would it have to be, or what percentage, before you would consider not doing it? Obviously if only 1 person doesn’t want it, who cares, greater good, but what if it was 99% of people? Where’s the line?
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 5 months ago
For me if even 1 person wants it everyone gets it. People who prefer to die can just kill themselves, people who prefer to live can’t choose to survive.
Pronell@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The line is clearly at 50%.
Half live in harmony, half die.
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
Justas@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
A utilitarian, in that case, would always choose to cure everyone. Greatest good for the greatest number.
If your morality is a bit more nuanced, things get very muddy very quickly.
leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
But its still not your decision to make. Would 100% of people use it? Probably. What do you lose by asking them first?
DessertStorms@kbin.social 5 months ago
Because not 100% of people would agree, it's that simple.
People are talking about this magic they literally just invented in their minds as if it can't be made to also confirm consent before happening.. 🤦♀️😂
leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Exactly.
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 5 months ago
What if you only have 5 minutes to make your decision?