What constitutes an ethical decision? Why is choosing Pepsi over Coke not an ethical decision, for instance, while choosing to cheat on one's taxes is? Where is the line drawn?
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Ethical Decisions
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nadroj1985 said:
Why do you think that choosing Pepsi over Coke is not an ethical decision?
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Eudaimonist said:
I don't. I'm asking the question for those that do think that to think further about their assumptions.
I really think that the term "ethical decision" is redundant.
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psychedelicist
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Choosing between pepsi and coke is like choosing between clubbing someone to death with a bat and shanking them to death with a sharpened toothbrush.
The only ethical decision is mountain dew.
The only ethical decision is mountain dew.
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bob135
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An ethical decision, very generally, is any decision involving ethics. Regardless on what ethical system you use, pretty much every decision is going to be ethical. I would say that once you have your system, you could say that a decision is right, wrong, neutral, assuming you have perfect information, or assume that the information you have is perfect. A decision like pepsi or coke would in most ethical systems be neutral, since it is simply harmless a personal preference.
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BarbB
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nadroj1985 said:
Well, choosing Coke over Pepsi used to be an ethical decision as Coke is sold in Israel and therefore Saudi Arabia wouldn't let it be sold there. And I preferred Pepsi but drank Coke anyway!
I believe that a line is drawn when choosing one thing over another or doing/not doing an act can be construed as right or wrong. Right is ethical; wrong is not.
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In A Perfect World
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Well, if Coca-Cola Co. did things like have slaves produce their beverages and Pepsi paid their workers minimum wage, I think the ethical decision would be Pepsi
I think Coke tastes better with Rum though, so it's a tough decision!
I think Coke tastes better with Rum though, so it's a tough decision!
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Niemand3D said:
Ethics are general social norms (which are agreed upon guidelines and expectations for behavior)
The real test of ethics for me is Quo Vadis? If it is only me then it is evil and if it some generalized other then it is good. (But I am an ex D and Der)
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nadroj1985 said:
An ethical decision, as far as I can tell, is when you choose whether to do something that will harm another against his/her will.
Given that there are obvious problems with a society in which people harm one another whenever they feel like it, it stands to reason that we should study the question of when it is permissible to harm another, and how much we may harm that person. That study is called ethics.
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