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That doesn't help us choose what to do. A collection of people is important, and another collection of people is important, and one of these collections of peop
by philh 11y ago
That doesn't help us choose what to do. A collection of people is important, and another collection of people is important, and one of these collections of people is going to die and we have to choose which one. Platitudes about the domain of ethics don't help us to choose.
- brazzledazzle 11y agoThat isn't the situation at all. One group of people was going to die regardless. Or was going to suffer a life-long disease. The debate is whether or not killing people that weren't going to die is worth it if your body count is lower at the end. We're not debating whether or not flipping the switch on a train track is ethical.