{"id":144,"date":"2018-09-10T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-ethiks.com\/?p=144"},"modified":"2018-09-09T22:22:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T05:22:44","slug":"intrinsic-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bio-ethiks.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/10\/intrinsic-value\/","title":{"rendered":"INTRINSIC VALUE"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The meaning of life is at the heart of what ethics deals with.\u00a0 Are we random mutations that have no plan or purpose for our existence?\u00a0 Are we unique creations of a kind and loving God imbued with intrinsic value?\u00a0 We will come up with very different answers to ethical problems depending on our position on a sliding scale between these two extremes.\u00a0 Most religions fall somewhere closer to the latter. Most utilitarian approaches fall closer to the former.\u00a0 While many people today want to live in a secular society, history has shown that choosing a position of intrinsic value is better for the people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>An example of how this plays out is that most Western countries have a high government standard regulating human testing of new products and medicine.\u00a0 Western countries are historically high on the intrinsic value score.\u00a0 So many researchers are turning to Third World countries that are low on the intrinsic value score.\u00a0 There may be little or no government regulation.\u00a0 They then perform research that many people would consider unethical.\u00a0 There is often no informed consent.\u00a0 Researchers can lie to subjects and mislead them about consequences and long term care.\u00a0 Corporations justify such research by claiming it is for the greater good.\u00a0 The quicker they develop their product, the more people they can help.\u00a0 Humanity is taken as a conglomerate whole rather than individuals who have rights that should not be violated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3><del><\/del>WHY SPEAK UP?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>High intrinsic value scores grant the individual autonomy and informed consent.\u00a0 Low intrinsic value scores use Utilitarian ethics and say that the primary principle is the most good for the most people.\u00a0 While Utilitarian ethics sound good on the surface, the point is to get below the surface.\u00a0 Utilitarian ethics can make a strong case for slavery as more people benefit than are abused.\u00a0 Therefore, it is critical that while we embrace a secular society to be inclusive of all races and religions, we still maintain that human beings possess a fundamental dignity that governments and corporations cannot violate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Finally, Utilitarian ethics seem to be chosen primarily by privileged individuals at the top getting the most good. 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