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Does the good of the many outway the needs of the few?; The Utilitarian's view
Topic Started: Mar 10 2010, 09:41 PM (346 Views)
LoneWolf
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Does the needs of the many outway the needs of the few?
Is the decision that makes the most people happy the right choice?

You are standing on a railroad tracks next to a lever.
If the train continues down its intended path it will kill 50 people, however if you pull the lever it will instead kill 5 people.
What is the morally correct choice to make?
Kill 5 or let 50 die?
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Sexual Predator

if u let the tyrain crash wudnt everyone die?
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LoneWolf
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Theres no one on the train... theres a brick on peddle lol.
5 people on one track and 50 on the other.............
GO!
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Sexual Predator

no one on this earth has the power to judge who lives and who dies, im sorry
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LoneWolf
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I do..... watch me pull this lever!
THE POWER!! lol

Power by this definition is control.. which is what I have full control over.
I wud use that power to save the most people if it was absolutely nessisary
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Sexual Predator

and sentance people to death with little or no information. acting so fast will 98% of the time be bad.

i will not murder anyone or take anyones life!

no one persons life is greater or more important than another if if there are larger groups
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LoneWolf
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Life is precious but that is the exact reason more shud be saved where nessissary
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Sexual Predator

if its so precious why are u sentancing 5 innocent people to death by your hand??
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LoneWolf
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To save 50!!!
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Sexual Predator

but all life is precious is what u said, by definition your crossing your own opinion by killing people
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