grafixLSUalum
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anyone up for a good debate, maybe some ethics, moral dilemmas, etc? those are always fun 
Moral Dilemmas
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grafixLSUalum
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found these from somewhere, reminds me of my ethics classes, except we had some better ones. besides just answering "Yes" "No" or "I Don't Know" also give your rationale if you have time
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1) Would you push a button that diverts a train from killing five people if it meant that another person would still die?
2) Would you throw a person onto a train track if his death would save the lives of five other people?
3) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill both of you. Would you do it?
4) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill three other prisoners. Would you do it?
5) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant 10 people in another country would die, would you do it?
6) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant three people in another country would die, would you do it?
7) Would you risk your own life to save someone from drowning?
8) Would you risk your son's life to save someone from drowning?
9) Would you save someone's life if it meant giving up a one-time offer of $10 million?
10) Yours is the only heart that can save a brilliant scientist who's working on a revolutionary invention. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart?
11) Yours is the only heart that can save your son's life. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart?
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1) Would you push a button that diverts a train from killing five people if it meant that another person would still die?
2) Would you throw a person onto a train track if his death would save the lives of five other people?
3) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill both of you. Would you do it?
4) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill three other prisoners. Would you do it?
5) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant 10 people in another country would die, would you do it?
6) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant three people in another country would die, would you do it?
7) Would you risk your own life to save someone from drowning?
8) Would you risk your son's life to save someone from drowning?
9) Would you save someone's life if it meant giving up a one-time offer of $10 million?
10) Yours is the only heart that can save a brilliant scientist who's working on a revolutionary invention. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart?
11) Yours is the only heart that can save your son's life. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart?
grafixLSUalum
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I will start:
1) Yes, 1 < 5
2) Yes, again, 1 < 5 although it would be harder to do. If it was a murderer, it would be easier on the other hand
3) I don't know, would be kind of hard to live with myself valuing my life over another's
4) Yes, 1 < 3
5) Yes, social distance theory applies here, 10 will die either way, 10 of my fellow countrymen would effect me more
6) Yes, easier choice than #6, for the same reasons
7) Yes, I am a good swimmer and I would give it a go
8) No, sorry but my son comes first
9) Yes, then I would enroll them into my slavery program. 10 million would be nice, but letting someone die for my greed would probably lead to a miserable life of guilt for me that 10 million dollars worth of alcohol couldn't suppress
10) No, an invention? he wouldn't be the only one to think of it. You think the wheel wouldn't have been created by now if the first neanderthal didn't create it?
11) Yes, its my son, I created him for a reason, mission accomplished as far as biological goals are concerned, keeping him alive is also one of them
Dreaded Pirate Roberts
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To many questions. Too late. You should keep it to 3. It's easier to get a discussion going. i will have to come back to this after I slept.
pinkbasket
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these never end well, i have noticed that topics that involve ethics/morals, religion, and politics, always end up in some type of internets battle
grafixLSUalum
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fine, i will delete the thread, wasted 15 minutes of my life 
Strega
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Love these types of discussions...
1) Would you push a button that diverts a train from killing five people if it meant that another person would still die?
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NO, Too limited amount of info. For all I knwo the person killed would be Steven Hawking while those I saved would be a bunch of inner city hood rats No. How could I possibly know the value of each person?
2) Would you throw a person onto a train track if his death would save the lives of five other people? NO, see above.
3) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill both of you. Would you do it? YES. This is easy.
4) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill three other prisoners. Would you do it? This is dependant upon the inmate in question. The value of said inmate is not clarified.
5) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant 10 people in another country would die, would you do it?
Depends. see answer number 4.
6) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant three people in another country would die, would you do it?
See above
7) Would you risk your own life to save someone from drowning? Very dependant on who is drowning and what the relative risk were. Since I was a Navy rescue swimmer I see relative risk a tad differently.
8) Would you risk your son's life to save someone from drowning? NO
9) Would you save someone's life if it meant giving up a one-time offer of $10 million? Depends on who.
10) Yours is the only heart that can save a brilliant scientist who's working on a revolutionary invention. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart? Depends on how I feel about this so called "revolutionary invention".
11) Yours is the only heart that can save your son's life. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart? YES, I have lived my life.
1) Would you push a button that diverts a train from killing five people if it meant that another person would still die?
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NO, Too limited amount of info. For all I knwo the person killed would be Steven Hawking while those I saved would be a bunch of inner city hood rats No. How could I possibly know the value of each person?
2) Would you throw a person onto a train track if his death would save the lives of five other people? NO, see above.
3) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill both of you. Would you do it? YES. This is easy.
4) You're a prisoner of war and the guards ask you to kill a fellow inmate. If you refuse, they'll kill three other prisoners. Would you do it? This is dependant upon the inmate in question. The value of said inmate is not clarified.
5) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant 10 people in another country would die, would you do it?
Depends. see answer number 4.
6) If you could save 10 of your country's citizens knowing it meant three people in another country would die, would you do it?
See above
7) Would you risk your own life to save someone from drowning? Very dependant on who is drowning and what the relative risk were. Since I was a Navy rescue swimmer I see relative risk a tad differently.
8) Would you risk your son's life to save someone from drowning? NO
9) Would you save someone's life if it meant giving up a one-time offer of $10 million? Depends on who.
10) Yours is the only heart that can save a brilliant scientist who's working on a revolutionary invention. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart? Depends on how I feel about this so called "revolutionary invention".
11) Yours is the only heart that can save your son's life. Would you feel obligated to donate your heart? YES, I have lived my life.
grafixLSUalum
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i know, but i didn't write the questions. let's just assume it is an average, tax-paying person who works as assistant manager at your local Costco or something. Mean income, gives 10% net income to charity, etc. A good person who has never even gotten a speeding ticket. Nobody important to the advancement of the human race, just a good person
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