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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 3170087" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>Humans have developed an immunity to the Virus, meaning that their immune system destroys it. The Virus went extinct centuries ago. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Interesting post about the different ethical models, but the last paragraph has one weakness (in my view):</p><p></p><p>Smallpox/AIDS/Ebola shows no signs of sentience/sapience. Cylons do. That makes a great difference, at least to me. (You could probably construct a scenario in where any of these viruses somehow lead to the creation of a new sentient species, meaning that destroying the viruses could mean committing genocide, too. But this might be going a bit to far)</p><p></p><p>So, can we decide whether one species is morally/ethical superior? If that would be the case, we could justify some kind of genocide.</p><p></p><p>But one important point is missing here - we all see it as a "us vs. them" that can't be changed. But the truth is that the Galactica-Universe already has 14 habitable planets. In theory, Cylons and Humans had enough space to live together. They don't have to destroy each other. They just need to find a way to make living together possible. If failed on New Caprica, but that doesn't mean such a cooperation is impossible. It just means that both sides have to work harder. </p><p>(This can even be applied to the smallpox/ebola/AIDS-examples - we don't have to destroy the viruses - if we find a way to survive their effects and/or find a suitable host for them that wouldn't lead to a "genocide". Human and Virus could live together without having to destroy each other)</p><p></p><p>Helos actions might seem debatable in a purely "either us-or-them"-scenario, but he and Athena are the best example of a working Cylon-Human relationship that is not based on hatred and desire for mutual destruction. </p><p>In this view, Helo and Athena are actually the moral and ethical role-models for both races.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 3170087, member: 710"] Humans have developed an immunity to the Virus, meaning that their immune system destroys it. The Virus went extinct centuries ago. Interesting post about the different ethical models, but the last paragraph has one weakness (in my view): Smallpox/AIDS/Ebola shows no signs of sentience/sapience. Cylons do. That makes a great difference, at least to me. (You could probably construct a scenario in where any of these viruses somehow lead to the creation of a new sentient species, meaning that destroying the viruses could mean committing genocide, too. But this might be going a bit to far) So, can we decide whether one species is morally/ethical superior? If that would be the case, we could justify some kind of genocide. But one important point is missing here - we all see it as a "us vs. them" that can't be changed. But the truth is that the Galactica-Universe already has 14 habitable planets. In theory, Cylons and Humans had enough space to live together. They don't have to destroy each other. They just need to find a way to make living together possible. If failed on New Caprica, but that doesn't mean such a cooperation is impossible. It just means that both sides have to work harder. (This can even be applied to the smallpox/ebola/AIDS-examples - we don't have to destroy the viruses - if we find a way to survive their effects and/or find a suitable host for them that wouldn't lead to a "genocide". Human and Virus could live together without having to destroy each other) Helos actions might seem debatable in a purely "either us-or-them"-scenario, but he and Athena are the best example of a working Cylon-Human relationship that is not based on hatred and desire for mutual destruction. In this view, Helo and Athena are actually the moral and ethical role-models for both races. [/QUOTE]
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