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The needs of the many ALWAYS outweigh the needs of the few , and in some cases the needs of the
one.
I would kill one person if it meant the survival of hundreds, even thousands, of people. The greater
good requires the one person to die, as it comes down to a numbers game. And as long as you have
more people left than you lost, then you won the game |
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I'm for it because i personally don't think that allowing a bunch of people to die is moral. And the
resolution is whether or not it is morally permissible. Allowable. And if you are in a position to
save the people then saving them falls into the 'Morally Obligatory" category of the different types
of moral standings.
And to the tram thing. Well if you are standing near the lever. You should pull it. If you are on
the tram then you would have no idea that this doctor has the cure for AIDS. To put a twist on it.
What if there was a doctor on the tram that is discovering the cure for cancer, and if you didn't
pull the lever then he would die and all of his notes would be lost.
And is it really "COLD BLOODED MURDER" if you are saving lives? How could that be "cold blooded"?
Wouldn't you regret taking the life of that man in the sandpit? |
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Who you rather save millions or billions, for the greater good etc etc, this debate could go on
until the end of time. End one life to save many sadly sometimes it has to be done it's horrific but
necessary |
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Blah blah blah this is an impossible dilemma--so I will say the ratio has to be at least 1 to 1,000
lives saved just for kicks; isn't that about how it works in the movies? |
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I've thought about this before; this is the example:
A tram is on a hill, and is out of control. You are standing next to a lever which will divert it
into a sandpit, and thus save the life of everybody on board. However, there is a man in the
sandpit. Do you actively end this mans life to save those of the people on board?
I personally hope that I would have the presence of mind to pull the lever, as what is one life
compared to a dozen or more? Although, even better, I'd hope someone else could make the choice; or
better still, that this situation would never arise. I don't think I'd know what to do, I'd probably
just freeze. |
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18 Aug 2008 22:59
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