Vaccine Ethics, with Dr. C. Ben Mitchell

Dr. C. Ben Mitchell joins the show to offer guidance on the ethical ramifications of the COVID-19 vaccines.

C. Ben Mitchell

There are so many questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. Are they safe? Are they ethical? Do they work?  In this episode, Matt, Derek, and Alastair ask the really burning questions really well, and the guest gives really good and insightful answers. Dr. C. Ben Mitchell was a long-time professor at Union University and is now a fellow at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.

Scroll down for the articles mentioned on the show:

Dr. Mitchell’s Theological Tour of the COVID-19 Vaccines

New York Magazine Article Regarding Human Origin of COVID-19

Timestamps

1:13
Dr. C. Ben Mitchell
2:15
Dr. Mitchell’s Theological Tour of the COVID-19 Vaccines
3:12
Are the COVID-19 vaccines safe?
10:16
Weighing the Short/Long-term Risks of Vaccinations Against the Short/Long-term Risks of Contracting COVID-19
16:32
How do the specific vaccines in question actually work?
21:08
Examining Our Own Intuitions
26:48
But aren’t our fates in God’s hands anyway?
34:45
New York Magazine Article Regarding Human Origin of COVID-19
36:53
The Origin of the Vaccines in Relation to Fetal Tissue
44:21
The Relationship of Medicine and the State

Follow Derek, Andrew, and Alastair for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to Timothy Crouch for keeping us organized. Special thanks to Tim Motte for sound editing. And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.

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