This is an interesting scenario. I agree that it would radically change season 5; in addition to the unintended consequences you pointed out, I wonder if unambiguously good Lex would be effective in standing up against his father?
I also wonder if, in the long run, good Lex could still exist without evil Lex? Depending on how the splitting happened, they may need each other biologically somehow (I've certainly read some post-Onyx stories that hypothesized that, anyway).
Your scenario also poses interesting philosophical questions. Would unambiguously good Lex be able to survive and thrive in the world? How much do we need our aggressive/selfish interests to succeed in life? I am reminded of that classic Star Trek episode where Jim Kirk got split in half, and his good half was completely ineffectual at making decisions. I also vaguely remember a story in which some medieval Jewish rabbi asks God to get rid of the yetzer hara--the evil impulse--but as a consequence no one did any work, or had children, or basically accomplished anything in life, because, as it turned out, that impulse was responsible not only for aggression and hatred, but also also creativity and drive.
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I also wonder if, in the long run, good Lex could still exist without evil Lex? Depending on how the splitting happened, they may need each other biologically somehow (I've certainly read some post-Onyx stories that hypothesized that, anyway).
Your scenario also poses interesting philosophical questions. Would unambiguously good Lex be able to survive and thrive in the world? How much do we need our aggressive/selfish interests to succeed in life? I am reminded of that classic Star Trek episode where Jim Kirk got split in half, and his good half was completely ineffectual at making decisions. I also vaguely remember a story in which some medieval Jewish rabbi asks God to get rid of the yetzer hara--the evil impulse--but as a consequence no one did any work, or had children, or basically accomplished anything in life, because, as it turned out, that impulse was responsible not only for aggression and hatred, but also also creativity and drive.