tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post4214977545966306768..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: Ebola in 2040: will stigma save us?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-64341673792406343672014-10-15T08:37:47.495+01:002014-10-15T08:37:47.495+01:00Yes, it might be that we need "perfection to ...Yes, it might be that we need "perfection to shoot for". In a more prosaic way, modern medicine often battles to save a life without considering the consequences. Low birth weight babies are a case in point: their outcomes can often be poor, but no-one is all that bothered about it. Much of it depends on being seen to be helpful at the time, and not thinking further.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-66255939244760504072014-10-15T08:03:40.634+01:002014-10-15T08:03:40.634+01:00I agree entirely. I often think that much of our e...I agree entirely. I often think that much of our ethical attitudes have arisen from a sort of culture of nobility where money is no object and the unknown is completely within our power. Now that our economies flounder, our dreams of space colonization wither, and our antibiotics fail, we're only beginning to realize that attempts at creating a perfect world may be unworkable. But without perfection to shoot for, many people I talk to don't seem to know where to set their sights.Mark Graybillhttp://awesomescience.us/noreply@blogger.com