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the moral line isn't between tossing baby or doctor out. No. The moral line is between whether you're able to kill a person ("toss out to save somebody else" -
by VladRussian 16y ago
the moral line isn't between tossing baby or doctor out. No.
The moral line is between whether you're able to kill a person ("toss out to save somebody else" - our human killer brain is good with coming out with "good/valid" reasons to kill) or not. If you're able to kill, then it is just a small technical detail whom to kill and why.
- Retric 16y agoI think that vast majority of people would kill under some circumstances. EX: Conscripted army’s have worked fairly well throughout history.
- bryanlarsen 16y agoActually, I don't think that's true. Studies after world war 2 showed that only 15-25% of soldiers were "effective" and actually fired at the enemy. Modern training mechanisms have increased this ratio substantially, which is also blamed for the increase in PTSD... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L.A._Marshall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L.A._Marshall