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Old 10-15-2005, 11:02 AM
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Default Re: Absolute Morals, Sins of Commission vs Omission etc.

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On Saturday, I decide that since I've been such a nice boy that I will make up for my losses by pressing button two.

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Why are you pressing button two instead of button one?

Given the choice between 1 child dying a painful death or 5 dying painless deaths, surely the former is the better option?



I believe it would be ethical to kill 1 in every 34.3 kids and break even.

However, since we are well off, why not save every single kid for the small cost of about $450 a month?

If we cannot afford $5475 p/a, then we should do what we can and cover the rest with the odd sacrifice IMO.


P.S. All this talk about governments and passing the buck is way off topic. The fact that the system might not actually work is irrelevant.
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