Just another point as to why important, meglomeniacal types like Eliezer need to have their motives checked:
Frank Vertosick, in his book “When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery,” about a profession I am seriously considering, describes what becomes of nearly all people taking such power over life and death:
“He was the master… the ‘ptototypical surgical psychopath’ - someone who could render a patient quadriplegic in the morning, play golf in the afternoon, and spend the evening fretting about that terrible slice off the seventh tee. At the time this seemed terrible, but I soon learned he was no different than any other experierienced neurosurgeon in this regard… I would need to learn not to cry at funerals.”
I had an interesting conversation with a fellow traveler about morality in which he pointed out that ‘upright’ citizens will commit the worst atrocities in the name of a greater good that they think they understand… Maybe some absolute checks are required on actions, especially those of people who might actually have a lot power over the outcome of the future. What becomes of the group lead by the man who simultaneously Achilles and Agamemnon?
Just another point as to why important, meglomeniacal types like Eliezer need to have their motives checked:
Frank Vertosick, in his book “When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery,” about a profession I am seriously considering, describes what becomes of nearly all people taking such power over life and death:
“He was the master… the ‘ptototypical surgical psychopath’ - someone who could render a patient quadriplegic in the morning, play golf in the afternoon, and spend the evening fretting about that terrible slice off the seventh tee. At the time this seemed terrible, but I soon learned he was no different than any other experierienced neurosurgeon in this regard… I would need to learn not to cry at funerals.”
I had an interesting conversation with a fellow traveler about morality in which he pointed out that ‘upright’ citizens will commit the worst atrocities in the name of a greater good that they think they understand… Maybe some absolute checks are required on actions, especially those of people who might actually have a lot power over the outcome of the future. What becomes of the group lead by the man who simultaneously Achilles and Agamemnon?