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Is there a conceivably reasonable argument for genocide? (Avengers Infinity War SPOILERS)

Is there a conceivably reasonable argument for genocide?

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Soul_Rattler said:
We really don't know that he could have made more resources. We know what the time stone does. The reality stone alters one's perception of reality. The mind stone is mind control. Power, soul, and space stones still vague in what they do, I don't think Thanos has the ability to create things out of nothing.

Besides that, he had already theorized genocide to be the best solution while everyone else's solutions failed and his entire race died. He's basically Superman's father on Krypton, but survives and says "my people didn't listen to me, now the entire universe will."
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This. A lot of the people that are criticizing things from the movie don't seem to be grasping everything the movie shows. At no point did Thanos create something out of nothing. The reality stone might have been his best bet because alone it only alters one's perception of reality, but enhanced by the other gems maybe he could have done some bonafide reality warping. The problem is that Thanos didn't really have time to mull that over after he got the gauntlet.

And both I and now @Soul_Rattler have pointed out, Thanos didn't just come up with his philosophy from nowhere. He had literally been putting it to the test over the course of a long time and saw success where he intervened and failure where he didn't. It wasn't about just committing murder. If that was the case, he would have just killed everyone he fought, but recognize that after every battle, once he got what he wanted, he let everyone live. He had no interest in wanton killing. He was culling the herd to save the universe.
 
The reason why the answer is no is because you can justify this until you and your family are part of the genocide.

The answer will always be yes unless youre the one dying.

It could sound like a logical idea until your kids are called up to die.

Now take that example of 1 person and apply it to all the ones who will die for the greater good. Greater good for who becomes the question. Dying is never the greater good, so at the end the question becomes is it ever right to force a portion of the population to the greater evil which is dying for the greater good of the survivors? Answer is obviously no.

It was the same with Thanos. He supposedly killed half the population at random, but made sure he himself survived. His idea of killing half the people in the universe to save the other half always included him in the other half. Had someone else came up with the idea but Thanos was gonna be in the half that died, he would have been like nah fam, thats a terrible idea.
 
Jesus said you shouldnt kill ONE person. Killing a whole race/faction of people is just a big no no.

In regards to the whole Finite resources and overpopulation, yeah that kind of makes sense, but there are other ways around it. They may not be morally right either, but people dont have to die.
 
Kzzl said:
Soul Stone - Allows the user to steal, control, manipulate, and alter living and dead souls. The Soul Gem is also the gateway to an idyllic pocket universe. At full potential, the Soul Gem grants the user control over all life in the universe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Gems
http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Infinity_Gems

I'd reckon the stones, as they've been used thus far, were limited only by the imagination of the writers that used them.
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Of course what's true in the comics isn't always true in the movies.
 
AZTG said:
The reason why the answer is no is because you can justify this until you and your family are part of the genocide.

The answer will always be yes unless youre the one dying.

It could sound like a logical idea until your kids are called up to die.

Now take that example of 1 person and apply it to all the ones who will die for the greater good. Greater good for who becomes the question. Dying is never the greater good, so at the end the question becomes is it ever right to force a portion of the population to the greater evil which is dying for the greater good of the survivors? Answer is obviously no.

It was the same with Thanos. He supposedly killed half the population at random, but made sure he himself survived. His idea of killing half the people in the universe to save the other half always included him in the other half. Had someone else came up with the idea but Thanos was gonna be in the half that died, he would have been like nah fam, thats a terrible idea.
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I'd agree with this but I don't know that Thanos is a self-preservationist.

He killed the daughter he loved for the greater good and was pretty broken up about it internally.
 
Soul_Rattler said:
Africa got plenty of resources for its people.

Ask the colonizers that didn't stay in their caves.
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Resources and the ability to flip those resources are two different things.

As of right now Africa has resources but the Africans don’t own them.

Word the crackers and chinks
 
Soul_Rattler said:
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This thread will contain spoilers for Infinity War. So if you have yet to see it, or you're too broke to take your family to see it, avoid reading. Otherwise, proceed with caution.
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LMAO and SMH @ the unnecessary shot at the homie DU
 
Soul_Rattler said:
Of course what's true in the comics isn't always true in the movies.
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Has it not been for this case? Every stone has been portrayed to be just as powerful and function as they do in the comics. Until they establish other wise in the MCU, Thanos didn't need to do what he did once he got the gauntlet.
 
Revolver Ocelot said:
LMAO and SMH @ the unnecessary shot at the homie DU
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I have no clue what cash Du sitting on, sir.

Kzzl said:
Has it not been for this case? Every stone has been portrayed to be just as powerful and function as they do in the comics. Until they establish other wise in the MCU, Thanos didn't need to do what he did once he got the gauntlet.
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By that same token, has the infinity gauntlet ever been used to create matter out of nothing?
 
No,the elites want population control because it'll be easier to control and monitor society as a whole.

Don't ever let them tell you that the planet is running low on resources,how many of you have traveled

to other states or countries ? Have you seen how vast a farm is ? just one,have you ever looked in a

garbage can at a popular restaurant ? We waste food in this country,the only resource that isn't finite is

water,but dirty water can be filtered/cleaned.
 
Kzzl said:
Has it not been for this case? Every stone has been portrayed to be just as powerful and function as they do in the comics. Until they establish other wise in the MCU, Thanos didn't need to do what he did once he got the gauntlet.
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Not true at all. For example, in the movie, the reality stone's effects ended as soon as Thanos left the vicinity. That was not the case in the comics. Given that the reality stone is what would be necessary to do what you're proposing, you can't assume that it's possible.
 
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