Yet you could also do much more good with mind control powers than the others. You could be the ultimate mediator, force peace through a means other than violence, get massive changes in place to help the environment, etc. The power absolutely has potential for great evil, but a good person could accomplish much.
I believe the counter-argument to that would be that no act that is a result of mind control could be considered to be unequivocally good. The act of mind control itself is an inherent evil because it is forcing someone to do something they may not intrinsically desire without their consent. It’s mental rape. Even in a scenario where the outcome is good, the ends wouldn’t justify the means.
I’m not 100% sure how far this argument extends for me, but I find it generally more persuasive than the notion that “one good person” will be able to net more good than harm from the use of the power.
There’s a wonderful short story about something adjacent to mind control. If you’re a horror fan, it might be enjoyable. “The Things” by Peter Watts (audiobook available)
Mind control is objectively better than the others only if you have no morals.
Yet you could also do much more good with mind control powers than the others. You could be the ultimate mediator, force peace through a means other than violence, get massive changes in place to help the environment, etc. The power absolutely has potential for great evil, but a good person could accomplish much.
I believe the counter-argument to that would be that no act that is a result of mind control could be considered to be unequivocally good. The act of mind control itself is an inherent evil because it is forcing someone to do something they may not intrinsically desire without their consent. It’s mental rape. Even in a scenario where the outcome is good, the ends wouldn’t justify the means.
I’m not 100% sure how far this argument extends for me, but I find it generally more persuasive than the notion that “one good person” will be able to net more good than harm from the use of the power.
I will control you into watching 3h of skibidi toilet videos
There’s a wonderful short story about something adjacent to mind control. If you’re a horror fan, it might be enjoyable. “The Things” by Peter Watts (audiobook available)
Amazing hard scfi writer. His novels are great if you like your scifi science based.
When looking at these things objectively morals are irrelevant.