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Hah, well there's your problem. I'm not from the US, therefore I can lock as many people away as I want! Hm...
Your 'mild utilitarian' view definitely embodies what we should aim to be. But if given the option so solve the GFC and global warming, to stop all wars and end the energy and fuel crisis; to end all racial and gender related issues and put a stop to poverty and over-population. At the cost of, say, China; would you do it? By your views you wouldn't. But the more I think about it... Solve all the problems in the world by sacrificing 1/3 of our population, a number that we could reproduce in a matter of years if we really tried (
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It's a hard one, and even if people do agree that it could work; I doubt many people could actually make the call.
Ps. Don't go thinking im some psycho, I'm just stating it as an idea
Your 'mild utilitarian' view definitely embodies what we should aim to be. But if given the option so solve the GFC and global warming, to stop all wars and end the energy and fuel crisis; to end all racial and gender related issues and put a stop to poverty and over-population. At the cost of, say, China; would you do it? By your views you wouldn't. But the more I think about it... Solve all the problems in the world by sacrificing 1/3 of our population, a number that we could reproduce in a matter of years if we really tried (
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It's a hard one, and even if people do agree that it could work; I doubt many people could actually make the call.
Ps. Don't go thinking im some psycho, I'm just stating it as an idea
10-Apr-2010 01:43:27
Can't say I know what a 'global queen sacrifice' is exactly, but I think I get the idea.
Yea, it would make a good story... It would have to be quite long, and the longest story I've written is only about five pages; and that's the expansion on Jasmine.
I would sacrifice myself too, if I didn't still firmly believe the universe revolves around me. So killing myself would bring the end of time; so, being the good Samaritan that I am, I'll keep myself alive.
You're definitely right; it's not your right to sacrifice someone else. But you must also think that making that sacrifice would bring peace and end all other unnecessary sacrifices. It’s not something you want to be faced with, nor will you ever be. But if someone else had it in their power to do so; would you want them to?
Yea, it would make a good story... It would have to be quite long, and the longest story I've written is only about five pages; and that's the expansion on Jasmine.
I would sacrifice myself too, if I didn't still firmly believe the universe revolves around me. So killing myself would bring the end of time; so, being the good Samaritan that I am, I'll keep myself alive.
You're definitely right; it's not your right to sacrifice someone else. But you must also think that making that sacrifice would bring peace and end all other unnecessary sacrifices. It’s not something you want to be faced with, nor will you ever be. But if someone else had it in their power to do so; would you want them to?
10-Apr-2010 02:05:43 - Last edited on 10-Apr-2010 02:21:12 by Eri Vi
Wow, you're not a psychologist by any chance?
Yea, in those scenarios it makes sense to save them; as you can have no idea who or what they are.
But when given an option after someone has explained to you all possible outcomes from your choice, it just makes it a whole lot harder. No one can blame you for saving a murderer, even if they end up massacring a whole lot of people, if you did*’t know it was going to happen. But if you knew what they were going to do and you still let them go, I know I would feel worse about having had the chance to stop a massacre and not taking it.
Anyway, I'll stop spamming your thread with all this; got to go out. Cya
EDIT: Somehow I missed your entire first post.
You say that you have to give up your morals and principles in order to make such a choice, but can that not be your own sacrifice? Or do you feel that by being the survivors all people would feel they have given up their morals?
Unlike a government this wouldn't be a presiding power, just a one off; but I agree, the fear that it might happen again would still remain.
Yea, in those scenarios it makes sense to save them; as you can have no idea who or what they are.
But when given an option after someone has explained to you all possible outcomes from your choice, it just makes it a whole lot harder. No one can blame you for saving a murderer, even if they end up massacring a whole lot of people, if you did*’t know it was going to happen. But if you knew what they were going to do and you still let them go, I know I would feel worse about having had the chance to stop a massacre and not taking it.
Anyway, I'll stop spamming your thread with all this; got to go out. Cya
EDIT: Somehow I missed your entire first post.
You say that you have to give up your morals and principles in order to make such a choice, but can that not be your own sacrifice? Or do you feel that by being the survivors all people would feel they have given up their morals?
Unlike a government this wouldn't be a presiding power, just a one off; but I agree, the fear that it might happen again would still remain.
10-Apr-2010 03:00:49 - Last edited on 10-Apr-2010 03:09:34 by Eri Vi
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