thomblake comments on Beware Trivial Inconveniences - Less Wrong

90 Post author: Yvain 06 May 2009 10:04PM

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Comment author: MBlume 06 May 2009 10:11:56PM 19 points [-]

Most people, the theory goes, would remain in the pension scheme, because they understand they're better off with a pension and it was only laziness that prevented them from getting one before.

I've felt for a long time that the same solution should be implemented for organ donation.

(Actually, there's a case to be made for "screw your sentimental attachment to your meat parts -- we can save lives". But soft paternalism is a start.)

Comment author: thomblake 07 May 2009 03:45:53PM 1 point [-]

Actually, there's a case to be made for "screw your sentimental attachment to your meat parts -- we can save lives".

Not a good case. Not in any place with even a remote concern for liberty or natural rights. Unless, of course, that place also disallows inheritance; in that case, it could be argued that you don't own your body after you die.