MarathonMike
Diamond Member
Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher and he wrote this back in the 1700s. "It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong." This is kind of where we are at with the virus IMO. There is no perfect, feel good solution where everybody goes home with a trophy this time. People are dying and will keep dying. Businesses are failing and more will fail. Workers have lost their jobs and more will lose their jobs. It all sucks to a degree we can't quite fathom yet.
But if we believe Mr. Bentham is correct, then to me that means we need to open the country now. That is because the greatest number of Americans are suffering to protect the fewest number of Americans. And beyond that, NEITHER group is happy. That is the worst of all possible worlds. We can and will do our best to protect the weakest among us, but this little bugger is going to eventually find it's way into every corner of the country. So open the country now.
That's my opinion, what do you think? Is Jeremy Bentham right or wrong? Does his statement apply to our situation? Why or why not? Let's see who can state their view in a cogent, logical manner.
But if we believe Mr. Bentham is correct, then to me that means we need to open the country now. That is because the greatest number of Americans are suffering to protect the fewest number of Americans. And beyond that, NEITHER group is happy. That is the worst of all possible worlds. We can and will do our best to protect the weakest among us, but this little bugger is going to eventually find it's way into every corner of the country. So open the country now.
That's my opinion, what do you think? Is Jeremy Bentham right or wrong? Does his statement apply to our situation? Why or why not? Let's see who can state their view in a cogent, logical manner.