Wizard supremacy(was:Re: Nel Question #4: Class and Elitism)

[Mel]

No: HPFGUIDX 125747


Lupinlore said:
> To put it even more strictly, let us suppose wizards are capable of 
> curing cancer (we know they don't suffer from it, at any rate).  I 
> grant you there is nothing in the books that says this, but let's 
> suppose for an example.  By holding themselves apart and denying 
> muggles the cures they can provide, are they not guilty of a grave 
> sin of ommission, in effect murder by implied consent?

Well, if wizards don't suffer from Cancer there's no reason to 
believe they have a cure for it.  Why would they?   Wizards have a 
longer life span than muggles as well, but it's natural for them to 
do so.  They probably just naturally do not get muggle diseases, in 
which case they probably don't have a cure either.  If they do not 
have a cure then it cannot be "murder by implied consent" (which is 
an iffy long philosophical discussion by itself for even the muggle 
world's behvior :)).  Thus muggleborns and halfbloods have no 
decision to make.  They can't cure them.  There probably isn't enough 
wizards (since they are a very small population) to take care of all 
of muggle humanities needs (electrical, etc) therefore they must 
figure it out themselves.  Muggles will never be able to apparate and 
will always need cars.  It would be unwise for muggles to sit around 
waiting for wizards to hand them a portkey.   

IMHO
Mel