Tag: ethics

Comforting Lie #2 – Ethical ends by Unethical means

Article by Bob Podolsky republished by permission on Nov. 18, 2015 Originally published at Titanians.org   Good (ethical) ends can be attained by bad (unethical) means. Logically, it is impossible to derive ethical ends by unethical means. This like having…

Comforting Lie #1 – Life is a zero sum game

Article by Bob Podolsky republished by permission on Nov. 11, 2015 Orginally published at Titanians.org   1. Whenever someone wins (benefits) someone else must lose. We have defined a “benefit” as an increase in creativity, it becomes obvious that this…

Lethal Self Defense

Article by Bob Podolsky republished by permission on Nov. 4, 2015 Originally published at Titanians.org   The Concept There are many who believe that killing another human being is always unethical – an evil deed, regardless of the circumstances and…