Tough Moral Dilemma

2007-01-24 06:10:10

#1

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7183|Argentina

Imagine the following scenario: God (for the Religious)/a group of scientists (for the non Religious) tells you that the only way to save Mankind is killing your own child. If you don't do it, Mankind would become extinct in a hundred years, but your child could live his/her whole life. Please, don't start with "This is BS", it's a moral dilemma, and it's hypothetical.
What would you do? You'd let your son live and condemn all Mankind, or you'd kill your kid?

2007-01-24 06:15:11

#2

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7075

Well, by screwing mankind I'd be screwing my son (oooh errr...) so if you wanted anyone to live, you'd have to kill your son. That said, mankind hasn't really impressed me so far during my time on the planet, so I'd probably just let us all die.

2007-01-24 06:16:32

#3

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7183|Argentina

ghettoperson wrote:
Well, by screwing mankind I'd be screwing my son (oooh errr...) so if you wanted anyone to live, you'd have to kill your son. That said, mankind hasn't really impressed me so far during my time on the planet, so I'd probably just let us all die.

Remember, if you don't kill your son now mankind would become extinct in 100 years, not now, so your kid could live anyway.

2007-01-24 06:20:13

#4

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7075

Not kill my son in that case. I'm sure if we tried we could invent a way to save ourselfs! And if not, tough luck.

2007-01-24 06:21:59

#5

Ottomania: Troll has returned.; +62|6947|Istanbul-Turkey

I would kill myself.

2007-01-24 06:45:25

#6

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6981

Screw mankind. We're ultimately doomed anyway - what's the big deal in speeding the process up?

2007-01-24 06:46:15

#7

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7142

Kill the boy! If mankind dies, so do I.

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2007-01-24 07:02:07

#8

Fen321: Member; +54|6923|Singularity

Kill the son! Then make a new one out of silly puddy in remembrance.

2007-01-24 07:09:38

#9

zeidmaan: Member; +234|6840|Vienna

If God told me... I would agree to kill my son. As "vulcans" (lol) would say "it would be a logical decesion". But I would hope that God will spare him in the last seccond and tell me to kill a sheep instead.

If scientists told me... I would refuse.

2007-01-24 08:52:47

#10

deeznutz1245: Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.; +483|6918|Connecticut

I would kill the guy/god/whatever who was putting this presure on me. I would kick him in the nuts and stomp his guts out. Then we live godless like we already do.

Malloy must go

2007-01-24 08:59:01

#11

[pt] KEIOS: srs bsns; +231|7078|pimelteror.de

moral dilemma sucks

2007-01-24 09:00:58

#12

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6975|UK

zeidmaan wrote:
If God told me... I would agree to kill my son. As "vulcans" (lol) would say "it would be a logical decesion". But I would hope that God will spare him in the last seccond and tell me to kill a sheep instead.

If scientists told me... I would refuse.

Didnt abraham have this dilema? Something loosely based on it, anyways he was meant to sacrafice his son, was a test he passes yay! Me however, nah screw the lot of u, theres no way I will kill my son! If I went to hell for it, least I would be in the knowledge that I wasnt going to betray my own flesh and blood.

Martyn

2007-01-24 09:04:34

#13

aardfrith: Δ > x > ¥; +145|7218

zeidmaan wrote:
If God told me... I would agree to kill my son. As "vulcans" (lol) would say "it would be a logical decesion". But I would hope that God will spare him in the last seccond and tell me to kill a sheep instead.

If scientists told me... I would refuse.

Spock wrote:
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... or the one."

And then he changed his mind after Star Trek III.

2007-01-24 09:06:05

#14

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7183|Argentina

Bell wrote:
zeidmaan wrote:
If God told me... I would agree to kill my son. As "vulcans" (lol) would say "it would be a logical decesion". But I would hope that God will spare him in the last seccond and tell me to kill a sheep instead.

If scientists told me... I would refuse.
Didnt abraham have this dilema? Something loosely based on it, anyways he was meant to sacrafice his son, was a test he passes yay! Me however, nah screw the lot of u, theres no way I will kill my son! If I went to hell for it, least I would be in the knowledge that I wasnt going to betray my own flesh and blood.

Martyn

God told Abraham to kill his son Isaac, and he did, according to the Old Testament BS.

2007-01-24 09:07:57

#15

usmarine2007: Banned; +374|6793|Columbus, Ohio

I don't have kids, so I could not honestly answer this.

2007-01-24 09:13:35

#16

Titch2349: iz me!; +358|6778|uk

I dont have kids, however i did try to put myself in the position before making an answer

Ok, so we all become extinct.... everyone just drops dead in 100 years, or everyone slowly dies off?

How old is my make believe son?

The only circumstances that i would kill him in would be :

If everyone slowly does die off, then i would kill him, however, only if he was a few months old? why? becuase i would eventually loose my make believe wife, my mum, my dad, the rest of my family, not to mention my pet hamster, aswell as all of my friends.... for one poxy kid?

however, if everyone drops dead in 100 years time, and i let him live, my son will probably also be dead before the 100 years are up anyway, so if everyone litteraly drops dead on the 100year, i might aswell save him.

does that make any sense?

2007-01-24 09:47:58

#17

aardfrith: Δ > x > ¥; +145|7218

It does make sense. As someone else that doesn't have kids (thank God!) I could try to reason out a sensible answer and that'd be pretty damn close to what you put. However, my pet hamster would be as make-believe as my wife and soon-to-be-dead child.

2007-01-24 10:00:49

#18

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7075

usmarine2007 wrote:
I don't have kids, so I could not honestly answer this.

I don't think most people in this thread, with the exception of deez, have kids.

2007-01-24 10:03:09

#19

[pt] KEIOS: srs bsns; +231|7078|pimelteror.de

it doesn´t matter, if you have kids or not. everyone can imagine the dilemma...

2007-01-24 10:06:57

#20

Recoil555: A God Amongst Men; +26|6878|UK

Not that harder question easy, let mankind die safe in the knowledge that i saved the universe alot of trouble.

2007-01-24 10:35:32

#21

Elamdri: The New Johnnie Cochran; +134|7072|Peoria

Well, you get greater utility by killing your son, so A.

2007-01-24 10:41:59

#22

usmarine2007: Banned; +374|6793|Columbus, Ohio

[pt] KEIOS wrote:
it doesn´t matter, if you have kids or not. everyone can imagine the dilemma...

I know, but I would only truly listen to the person who has kids TBH.

2007-01-24 15:15:10

#23

aardfrith: Δ > x > ¥; +145|7218

[pt] KEIOS wrote:
it doesn´t matter, if you have kids or not. everyone can imagine the dilemma...

No, not everyone can imagine the dilemma. Perhaps I'm a sociopath but I can't even begin to imagine myself in that position. Right now, I can only surmise what I'd do through reasoning but that's not the same as flesh & blood, standing next to you.

2007-01-24 15:33:35

#24

deeznutz1245: Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.; +483|6918|Connecticut

ghettoperson wrote:
usmarine2007 wrote:
I don't have kids, so I could not honestly answer this.
I don't think most people in this thread, with the exception of deez, have kids.

Kids....just kid. One and Im done son. I got my boy, time to dominate the world.

Malloy must go

2007-01-24 19:12:11

#25

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6831|North Carolina

I'll have to agree that mankind is likely to kill itself anyway, and yeah, I've grown rather disillusioned with my species. So yeah, might as well let the kid live.

I would kill my son and save the future of mankind	51%	51% - 16
Screw mankind, I wouldn't kill my son	48%	48% - 15
Total: 31

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