Re: vaccine prioritization during a pandemic

At 10:52 AM 5/18/2006, David Opderbeck wrote:

>Just an observation: apropos to our recent discussion of different
>approaches to ethics, this proposal seems entirely
>utilitarian. Taking a deontological approach, how this proposal
>fare in light of scriptural injunctions to care for the poor and
>oppressed? Or taking a virtue approach, is this the sort of
>proposal that supports the development of a virtuous community? The
>idea that "within this framework 20 year olds are valued more than 1
>year olds, because the older individuals have more developed
>interests, hopes, and plans but have not had an opportunity to
>realize them" seems troubling under either a Christian-influenced
>deontological or virtue approach.

@ "... this proposal seems entirely utilitarian.

Before responding to to this thread, I was waiting to see if anyone
else would state the obvious.

This is what I was waiting to post since yesterday:

These are merely the sorts of priorities that are esteemed by elites
in ivory towers who embrace Commie/Socialist/Utilitarian theories
because they believe human nature is perfectible if only the "right
people" are in charge. Their theories always look good on paper,
but never work in actual practice. God just laughs.

~ Janice ... who knows how much she was missed, but hasn't had time
to come out and play for a while due to working out of town a lot and
entertaining company from up north for two + weeks.
Received on Thu May 18 11:14:28 2006