Comments on For what will future generations condemn us?TypePad2010-09-28T20:22:11ZRick Garnetthttps://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2010/09/for-what-will-future-generations-condemn-us/comments/atom.xml/Frank commented on 'For what will future generations condemn us?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e2013487f9246a970c2010-10-05T03:00:05Z2010-10-05T03:00:05ZFrankI agree regarding the "new eugenics" of Down's abortions. I think this is a deep tragedy, and it's part of...<p>I agree regarding the "new eugenics" of Down's abortions. I think this is a deep tragedy, and it's part of a much broader "procrustean" program that both Ellul and Michael Perry have noticed at various times. (Spreading awareness of the need to reverse that process (ala Kathleen Norris's moving literary celebrations of her sister, who has Down's syndrome) should be a front on the larger culture conversation about selective abortions.)</p>
<p>Having been pretty strident about mass starvation/poverty in 2008 during the price hikes on food (when much of the developed world was basically starving people to fuel its cars), I did not want to bring that up now. In a similar vein, I think the partiality of Appiah's list springs from a suppressed assumption of the piece: he could not retread the ground of a Peter Singer, CARE, Oxfam, etc. He wanted to give us some examples (like helping the elderly, or eating less meat) that were in our reach to help. Whatever one thinks of his particular worries, the piece itself was a valuable prod away from short-term thinking (if not toward eschatology). </p>Gregory Barr commented on 'For what will future generations condemn us?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e2013487f44a77970c2010-10-04T09:16:54Z2010-10-04T09:16:54ZGregory BarrRoss Douthat also wrote an interesting post about this: http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/the-judgment-of-the-future/ Great minds think alike. :)<p>Ross Douthat also wrote an interesting post about this: <a href="http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/the-judgment-of-the-future/" rel="nofollow">http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/the-judgment-of-the-future/</a></p>
<p>Great minds think alike. :)</p>David Nickol commented on 'For what will future generations condemn us?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e20133f4b4589d970b2010-09-29T15:20:51Z2010-09-29T15:20:51ZDavid NickolI think one of the things future generations will be appalled by is the number of preventable deaths caused by...<p>I think one of the things future generations will be appalled by is the number of preventable deaths caused by hospital personnel who do not (and are not required to) take relatively simple precautions such as washing hands, following checklists for complex procedures, and so on. Some think the estimate of 100,000 preventable deaths a year may be low. When reading about this, one begins to imagine how Semmelweis must have felt.</p>
<p>When my brother-in-law was in the hospital with a "superbug" infection (from which he recovered), the family had to dress in gowns and shoes to visit him. Yet he said he constantly had to remind the doctors and nurses to wash their hands. (He had managed nursing homes himself and was aware of proper medical procedure.) </p>Dan commented on 'For what will future generations condemn us?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e2013487cf62d8970c2010-09-29T03:04:50Z2010-09-29T03:04:50ZDanThe judgment of future generations does not matter. Only God's judgment does.<p>The judgment of future generations does not matter. Only God's judgment does.</p>DC commented on 'For what will future generations condemn us?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e20133f4adf423970b2010-09-28T21:41:06Z2010-09-28T21:41:06ZDCJersey Shore<p>Jersey Shore</p>