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What I'm seeing is you would permit a peril to endanger more people rather than less so you can preserve your own personal "clean hands" peace of mind.
I disagree when in situations where lives are at stake the only wrong decision is to not make a decision.Because I would be putting myself in a position to kill innocent people. By not interfering any deaths would not be the result of my doing.
True. But I think the cause of hesitation is the same. People don't want to pull the lever because they don't want to tarnish their sense of goodness. They are willing to sacrifice the lives of five people to be a good person who has no causal connection to another's death, even if being so related is justifiable due to circumstances.
With the tyrant there are additional causes for hesitation, like: he could change his mind. The hypothetical cannot rule that out. Its impossible for the 'player' to know anothers state of mind perfectly.True. But I think the cause of hesitation is the same. People don't want to pull the lever because they don't want to tarnish their sense of goodness. They are willing to sacrifice the lives of five people to be a good person who has no causal connection to another's death, even if being so related is justifiable due to circumstances.
I googled that but am not confident the results are what you mean. What is that?What I'm seeing is going against the Law of Elohim....
Uhhh, it's kinda the other way around...
One pulls the lever and self-righteously decides to sacrifice another for the sake of doing the right thing...
I googled that but am not confident the results are what you mean. What is that?
True. But I think the cause of hesitation is the same. People don't want to pull the lever because they don't want to tarnish their sense of goodness. They are willing to sacrifice the lives of five people to be a good person who has no causal connection to another's death, even if being so related is justifiable due to circumstances.
I don't think doing nothing absolves one of culpability in this situation. If you see someone drowning, and you're an excellent swimmer and capable, you are obligated to get involved. Standing there saying, "I didn't cause this" doesn't help.
Since, given the scenario, you can do something you are already deciding five should die, instead of one. Whatever you do, you're culpable unless you think something like double-effect absolves you, which is a possible rejoinder no one seems to be appropriating.
did "Torah Law of Elohim". Nothing clear there. What is it?Google Torah.
did "Torah Law of Elohim". Nothing clear there. What is it?
Yeah but what is "the law of Elohim" specifically in the context you use it.The first 5 books of the Bible traditionally, Genesis to Revelation in reality.
AKA the Old and New Testaments.
Yeah but what is "the law of Elohim" specifically in the context you use it.
One decides to leave the lever where it is and sacrifices four people for the sake of doing the right thing.....One pulls the lever and self-righteously decides to sacrifice another for the sake of doing the right thing...
Apparently, killing by inaction is fine by the law of Elohim.
If you didn't have to kill somebody...if it was just a matter of being in a position to save lives...
...of course you pull the lever.
The crux of the scenario in question is that there is no basis for deciding to take life to save life.
But you are deciding who lives or dies. You decided to let 5 people die by your inaction.
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