Which one would you kill?

[angellica]

You have to kill either:
A. A severely retarded person - not so retarded that he/she is a vegetable. Just retarded.

B. A gifted chimp.

Which would you kill, and why?

Additional info: There is no reason for this killing, other than you have to choose one, should you accept this mission. If you do not accept, this thread will self-destruct.

 

[Polycarp_fan]

You have to kill either:
A. A severely retarded person - not so retarded that he/she is a vegetable. Just retarded.

B. A gifted chimp.

Which would you kill, and why?

Additional info: There is no reason for this killing, other than you have to choose one, should you accept this mission. If you do not accept, this thread will self-destruct.

The Chimp.

I've heard they taste good.

And then I'd take his gift. More than likely a bunch of ripe banana's. Good with ice cream for dessert.

 

[cantata]

You have to kill either:
A. A severely retarded person - not so retarded that he/she is a vegetable. Just retarded.

B. A gifted chimp.

Which would you kill, and why?

Additional info: There is no reason for this killing, other than you have to choose one, should you accept this mission. If you do not accept, this thread will self-destruct.

How gifted is the chimp? Can it talk? Can it do sums? Can it read and understand Nietzsche?

 

[WatersMoon110]

I suppose, given only those two options - I would kill the chimp and go to jail for a shorter sentence (animal cruelty vs. first degree murder).

 

[Avatar]

Can I kill them both? Please?

 

[WatersMoon110]

Can I kill them both? Please?

No, you have to pick just one. But, to be nice, we'll let you kill them in whatever manner you choose.

 

[pantless rationalist]

Might I kill the cruel captors forcing the decision on me? They seem the most deserving of death.

 

[pantless rationalist]

But, to be nice, we'll let you kill them in whatever manner you choose.

Vogon poetry, perhaps?

 

[angellica]

To clarify - there is no punishment, no matter which one you kill. Whichever one you choose will have a painless death. And WHY did you pick one or the other?

 

[quatona]

Additional info: There is no reason for this killing, other than you have to choose one, should you accept this mission. If you do not accept, this thread will self-destruct.

I go with this one.

 

[WatersMoon110]

To clarify - there is no punishment, no matter which one you kill. Whichever one you choose will have a painless death. And WHY did you pick one or the other?

Where am I supposed to be that I can kill either a human or a chimp and not be punished for it?

My basement.

 

[Avatar]

Where am I supposed to be that I can kill either a human or a chimp and not be punished for it?

My basement.

 

[Avatar]

No, you have to pick just one. But, to be nice, we'll let you kill them in whatever manner you choose.

Excellent. I'll beat the retarded one to death with the chimp.

 

[cantata]

I still need to know just how gifted this chimp is. Are we to suppose it has - dare I say it - the intelligence of an average human being?

By the way, ideally, I wouldn't kill either.

 

[angellica]

Where am I supposed to be that I can kill either a human or a chimp and not be punished for it?

This is obviously a hypothetical situation and, hence, does not actually exist.

 

[Avatar]

This is obviously a hypothetical situation and, hence, does not actually exist.

Are you saying I don't have a basement?

 

[WatersMoon110]

To clarify - there is no punishment, no matter which one you kill. Whichever one you choose will have a painless death. And WHY did you pick one or the other?

If there is no punishment, I suppose I would kill the human; given that the chimp is more intelligent. I think that, as a thinking being, that life would be far less enjoyable if one was not able to actually think and consider matters.

Also, there are far, far more humans alive than there are chimps.

 

[quatona]

Is one of the two a Christian?

 

[pantless rationalist]

Why not let the two decide between themselves?

 

[pantless rationalist]

Is one of the two a Christian?

Dare I ask which way this would influence your decision?