Silkweaver says: What do you think? Do you already use some substance -- say, marijuana or a prescription painkiller -- not for how it makes you feel, but how it influences your behavior toward other people? Do you consider this "moral pharmacology"? This poses a very interesting ethical question. Can pharmacologically induced moral behavior be considered ethical ? Free will is a pesky thing but it's better off left alone. Probably there will be a 'free will' pill too... How would you go about that? is augmented free will is free ? I am claiming here the discovery of the first Pharmacological Paradox. My initial reaction is, "wouldn't that be a wonderful fixer for the ills of society?". But two things pop out - who determines who is morally bankrupt and how is morality to be defined? Reminds me of the saying: "There's so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the best of us, Who is to say which of us ought to reform the rest of us" ye medicine it is important |
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