Thread: Maemo Morality
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2010-04-15 , 19:56
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#70
Originally Posted by Dak View Post
As a thinking individual, I have the ability to choose, and as a free individual, I have the right. I do not grant anyone else the right to dictate my choices, they belong to me.

My evaluation of life is subject to my morals, values and intellect. Nobody thinks for me, and I think for nobody else.
Spontaneously i would have pulled the switch in the first scenario. But i guess i would be passive in the second two out of confusion.

I read the whole thread and i didn't like your first post. But your following posts convinced me to respect your opinion and were interesting to read.

What if we change the scenario for a little experiment. Say you are driving on the street and get rammed by a car. The impact was so heavy that you are now on the sidewalk and you are steering right into 5 people. You can't stop in time, but you could steer further onto the sidewalk and kill only one.

Would you still be passive and run over the 5 people? I don't know .. probably not. But what is the difference really?
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Last edited by gobuki; 2010-04-15 at 20:03.