Savulescu Julian, Clarke Steve
Program on the Ethics of the New Biosciences, James Martin 21st Century School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
South Med J. 2007 Dec;100(12):1259-62. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31815a9a09.
We argue that the use of publicly funded medical facilities for patients who are waiting for a miracle amounts to discrimination against atheists, agnostics and advocates, of faiths that do not accept miracle claims. The only exception is when this use can be justified by considerations that demonstrate that waiting makes it more likely that a miracle will occur and will aid the patient's recovery. Such justification can be grounded on considerations of faith or of reason. We consider both possibilities and suggest conditions of acceptability for both. In arguing this way, we steer a middle path between discrimination against atheists, agnostics, and advocates of faiths that do not accept miracle claims--miraclism--and a failure to respect religious belief.
我们认为，将公共资助的医疗设施用于等待奇迹降临的患者，这对无神论者、不可知论者以及不认同奇迹说法的宗教信徒构成了歧视。唯一的例外是，当这种使用能够基于某些考量而被证明合理时，这些考量需表明等待会增加奇迹发生并有助于患者康复的可能性。这种合理性可以基于信仰或理性的考量。我们探讨了这两种可能性，并针对两者提出了可接受的条件。通过这种论证方式，我们在歧视无神论者、不可知论者以及不认同奇迹说法的宗教信徒（奇迹主义）与不尊重宗教信仰之间找到了一条中间道路。
