Thread: Maemo Morality
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Dak is offline Dak
2010-04-15 , 19:23
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#58
Originally Posted by festivalnut View Post
sorry i didn't know i wanted to bring about an elitist societal ideal! wouldn't valuing one life over five be more of a elitist thing to do?
That would imply I have some measure for evaluating their lives. I don't, and never claimed to. Therefore I cannot consciously choose to end any life over any other life. My rational participation in this scenario is not possible.

However, as I mentioned originally, if my child/wife was among the 5, then I do have a rational basis for evaluating lives - namely that the life of my child/wife is infinitely more valuable to me than any of the other lives, and I will act to preserve it.
Last edited by Dak; 2010-04-15 at 19:26.