1 post tagged “ethics”
In the column on the right, I created a poll asking how likely you think it would be that you’d use your powers for evil if you had super powers. Personally, I had trouble believing that I wouldn’t. Whenever someone asks some variation of “What comic character’s super powers do you want?” question, I always choose something that wouldn’t let me take over the world or kill my enemies with impunity. I just don’t trust myself with that kind of power. I kind of suspect that if I could wish people into the corn field, there’d be a few bad drivers and people who count multiple cans of cat food as one item in the express lane who So instead of choosing a powerhouse like Superman or (God help us … umm, or rather, God help you) the Spectre, I pick some like Madrox, the Multiple Man, who would be able to do a lot of cool things, but he couldn’t really become a major threat or violate the rights of others to any significant extent. (And on a related note, why the hell aren't more people reading X-Factor? It is by far the best X book out there!) Would the ends justify the means ... if you had the means? Would you dispose of the right people? Mind control those who should be controlled? Would your fight against fascism, hunger, sexism, or some other "evil" convince you to bend the rules especially since you could get away with it? I did a poll like this before and asked if people thought they’d become thieves if they had Kitty Pryde’s power. 100% admitted that they would. So what do you think? Could you be trusted with power?
