How About THIS Morals -Ethics Question?

[durron597]

To the people who chose dog:

What if you changed it to a 13 year old human and a 13 year old dog?

To the people who chose human:

What if the human was on a kidney machine and would die in 3-6 months anyway?

If you still choose human, what if the dog had pulled your son out of your house that was burning down, and still has a large scar from where he was burned?

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How about this then: Your choice is between 100 people being killed and having to tear the skin off of a 1 year old baby with a pair of plyers. This is from a freshman philosophy course...

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I would refuse to chose. But I want to know how you answered.

[sexdrugsmoney]

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You are brought at gunpoint into a laboratory where you will be forced to choose which of two rooms will have those in it killed painlessly. If you refuse they all will be, so let's not even contemplate that option.

In one room is a very elderly person you have never met. In the other is your devoted three year old collie. Can sparing your collie be justifed by any respected philosophies? What about any respected religions?

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Easy, dog dies - food chain.

This example should have had two humans though not one human and one canine.

[Jman28]

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i would save my dog over a very elderly person any day of the week.

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Almost everyone is ignoring the question, which isn't what you would do.

I personally can't think of any philosohy or religion that you could appeal to...

Maybe Utilitarianism if you believe that the dog will bring more overall pleasure to the world than the man would.

[chezlaw]

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i would save my dog over a very elderly person any day of the week.

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Almost everyone is ignoring the question, which isn't what you would do.

I personally can't think of any philosohy or religion that you could appeal to...

Maybe Utilitarianism if you believe that the dog will bring more overall pleasure to the world than the man would.

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Epicurian Hedonism - doing whatever makes the individual happiest.

chez

[Cyrus]

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You are brought at gunpoint into a laboratory where you will be forced to choose which of two rooms will have those in it killed painlessly. If you refuse they all will be, so let's not even contemplate that option.
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In one room is a very elderly person you have never met. In the other is your devoted three year old collie. Can sparing your collie be justifed by any respected philosophies? What about any respected religions?

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None that I know of, either way.

PETA is not a philosophy but aspires to be a religion.

[Timer]

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You are brought at gunpoint into a laboratory where you will be forced to choose which of two rooms will have those in it killed painlessly. If you refuse they all will be, so let's not even contemplate that option.

In one room is a very elderly person you have never met. In the other is your devoted three year old collie.

Can sparing your collie be justifed by any respected philosophies? What about any respected religions?

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No and no.

[snowden719]

you should refuse to choose either room, I don't know why you don;t even consider that action.

[veganmav]

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you should refuse to choose either room, I don't know why you don;t even consider that action.

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You were the guy who checked the river last to act with the nuts last night on party weren't you?

[snowden719]

you should do stand up. You sir, are funny. A funny funny guy. I bet they love you at parties.