convincing people that what doctors deem to be best thing to do is actually factually the best possible thing to do. But that is not to say ethical problems are smaller in real life. Then again, would a 'good' man kill millions of beings for doing what they believe in just because he fancies it?īut of course fiction is riddled with ethical dilemmas, it is what makes it so addictive and educative. If he chose not to, his planet would still have died.
#TOLERATE A WORLD OF DEMONS FOR THE SAKE OF AN ANGEL FULL#
It was whether or not to use a planet full of life as bait to lure yet another civilization to near extinction. Now we know the choice was not whether to save a few and sacrifice the many or to save many and sacrifice the few. We were told that was the choice he had to make, yet it is not the choice that was described afterwards. On a personal scale, it is trading all he knows, everyone like him, his home, his life, for people he knows nothing about. On a mathematical scale it is no choice at all, one life for billions. Just look at the Doctor: there is a man with a choice, either let a single planet of his own kind perish or spell doom for the whole Universe. Situations that befall us are rarely so black and white. Now that is a difficult guideline to follow. If Eudaimonia, or happiness, is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence and this will be that of the best thing in us." - Aristotle "The happy life is thought to be one of excellence now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement. In essence, he/she will choose the action presenting in the least harm coming to the fewest people. For instance, a 'good' person would not willingly betray someone's trust if there is an option not to and not cause a more negative effect by the act of non-betrayal. While it is difficult to define 'good' actions, some generalizations can be made. After all, it is the actions that we can observe, so far we have not been able to peek into the soul of a person. But the most objective way of determining whether a person is 'good' or not is by observing the actions. Sometimes due to peer pressure, sometimes due to necessity, sometimes because they really are pricks. People who don't act as good as they are, for one reason or other. There are plenty of people who don't appear to be very noble or 'good', but are told to have hearts of gold. What is a good person like, how would he/she act? It's like kissing - only there is a winner.Now that we've assessed what a good leader is like, time to go wider. You make a stand! You say no! You have the guts to do what's right, even when everyone else just runs away.īiting's excellent. Warp drive… wormhole refractors… You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold.
There's a lot of things you need to get across this universe. But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. When you're a kid, they tell you it's all… Grow up, get a job, get married, get a house, have a kid, and that's it. Rose, before I go, I just want to tell you: you were fantastic. The hoper of far-flung hopes and the dreamer of improbable dreams. He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe.
He's like the night and the storm in the heart of the sun. The Doctor: Amy Pond, there's something you better understand about me, 'cause it's important and one day your life may depend on it. I am definitely a madman with a box. well, I started to think you were just a madman with a box. Otherwise nothing would ever get started.Īmy Pond: I thought.
One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel.Įverything's got to end sometime.
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