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If I was in incredible pain and wanted to end my own life but was not capable on my own I might ask a close friend to help me with that. If that friend had enou
by tacotime 6y ago
If I was in incredible pain and wanted to end my own life but was not capable on my own I might ask a close friend to help me with that. If that friend had enough empathy to help me fulfil my hypothetical wish then they would be a murderer, but a kind and helpful one.
edit: maybe we want to define murder as killing someone who does not want to be killed. I would ask what you have to say about the "trolley problem".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem
- Aeolun 6y agoThe trolley problem is a bit silly. If you just boil it down to the actual question You can pick one of: 1 random person dies, or 5 random people die. Which one do you choose? The correct answer is obvious. The question is more interesting with more context.
- Dylan16807 6y agoIf you remove the action/inaction part you've ruined the question.