Why IKARIS was Right in the ETERNALS | Marvel Cosmic Universe EXPLAINED

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The Eternals placed gave the newest heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe an interesting ethical question: is it better to kill 6 billion people, to save trillions? While the Avengers faced a similar dilemma in their battle against Thanos, they largely ignored it. But the Eternals faced this question head on. Ikaris stands by the celestial plan, while Sersei rebels against the gods to save humanity. In this video, we weight each side, and let you decide.

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Written and Edited by Pavel Terehovsky (https://pavel8866.wixsite.com/pavelt) [email protected]
Hosted by Ryan Arey (  / ryanarey  )

0:00 Why Ikaris Was Right
2:45 Utilitarianism VS Morality (Iron Man VS Captain America)
4:40 MCU Phase 5 Theme - Freedom VS Predeterminism
7:56 Humanity's True Cosmic Purpose
10:32 How The Eternals Doomed the Universe
13:55 Ikaris's Blind Faith is Dangerous

Come on, ever since the Eternals came out, you knew that this video was on its way. So, let’s do this! Ikaris was right.

Eternals raised some fascinating questions about humanity’s role in the universe and the meaning of life. The most interesting character in the movie is Ikaris. Whether you see him as the villain, anti-villain, or even an anti-hero, Ikaris is one of the most captivating characters we have ever seen in the MCU.

Ikaris is devoted to Arishem’s grand design, believing that Earth must be sacrificed to give birth to Tiamut. It’s not about what’s ethical or fair, it’s about preserving the cosmic harmony of the universe. Serving a cause greater than any life.

The Celestials are the source of existence, they create suns, which then give life to whole galaxies. Without them, all things die.

With that in mind, is it really so insurmountable to say that Ikaris was right? Well, maybe… maybe not. This is what this video is all about.

Let’s begin by going over what actually motivates Ikaris’ decisions.

For seven thousand years the Eternals served a purpose on Earth, protecting humanity from the Deviants. However, their true purpose was to eliminate the Deviants from Earth, so the world's population will thrive. Then our brain energy would feed Tiamut, the celestial growing in Earth’s core. All of this leads to the Emergence, the event where Tiamut was meant to be born, destroying Earth in the process.

Tiamut’s birth means the end of all life on our planet, but it’s also the beginning of countless new lives all around the universe. Tiamut would go on to create stars that will allow life to flourish in new galaxies. This is the cold yet necessary circle of life in the universe.

In the grand scale of the cosmos, what is the value of one planet compared to an entire galaxy–where the number of stars far exceeds every human on Earth.

Ikaris believes that no life in the universe is as valuable as the celestials, because they are the ones who cultivate all life in the universe. Sacrificing a celestial puts that cosmic harmony in jeopardy.

This is why Ikaris goes against the other Eternals when they decide to prevent Tiamut’s birth.
Sprite and Kingo were the only Eternals who agreed with Ikaris. But for all his talk, Kingo wasn’t willing to go all the way and fight for what he believed in.

Sprite stood by Ikaris, though it's unclear if she did that because she truly believed in the celestials' grand plan, or because she was his Tinkerbell.

Ikaris could be described as a utilitarian. And with the utilitarian views comes the trolley problem. Philippa Foot proposed a thought experiment about an ethical dilemma–nicknamed the trolley problem. Imagine this scenario: a runaway trolley is barreling down the tracks toward five people. You can save them by pulling a lever that will divert the trolley to a different track. But there is a catch, that track has a person on it. Meaning that you must choose: save the five people and sacrifice the one or do nothing, don’t kill the one, and let the five die.

Many studies showed that most people will choose to pull the lever, which is the utilitarian approach. The logical decision that says that five lives outweigh the one.

However, the trolley problem becomes far more complicated. Further testing shows that if you’re more directly involved with the sacrifice of one life, then it becomes harder to make the utilitarian choice. For example, most people will refuse to push someone on the tracks, even if it means the sacrifice will save other lives.

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