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Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English atheistic philosopher who created the concept of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism means that government should do whatever maximizes overall "utility" (benefits minus costs). If killing one innocent man saves ten other lives, then utilitarianism would favor it. Under utilitarianism there is no Christian morality, and it is replaced by comparing benefits versus costs. Under this view government should experiment on embryonic stem cells today if benefits are greater than costs.

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[mandt]

Mission aborted

[actor212]

Curiously, he also defended free trade and usury.

You'd think those alone would get him carved into Mt Rushmore...

[DBK]

Regarding embryonic stem cell research, I think you're thinking of potential benefits and calling them "benefits".

[litbrit]

Here's the Conservapedia entry for ketchup:

"Ketchup was declared a vegetable on March 9, 1981 so public schools could include it in their balanced meal plan. After a volcano of negative publicity, this was quickly changed."

It is like crack, yes. But they don't have enough topics yet. Lazy conservatives--Arbeit mach frei!

[qrswave]

I hate that bastard.

[Sebastian Dangerfield]

Bentham stipulated in his will that his preserved corpse be on permanent display at University College, London -- the college he founded and the first to admit dissenters (i.e., non C-of-E types, Jews, e.g.) so that future generations devoted to his principles of "happiness and morals" can genuflect before his remains. The college has hewed to the will, so that if you look around long enough you will find under a staircase a big glass case, about the size of Dr. Who's Tardis, with the grisly figure of Bentham (with a wax-works head; the remains of his actual head are in box under his chair) seated at a table with his glasses and a letter in front of him. Apparently for a number of years, soon-to-be graduates fo the college would disinter him and place his remains in various places throughout the college -- in lecture halls, closets, etc.