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Would you kill the person who is about to kill?

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Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
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RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
November 26, 2015 at 1:31 pm (This post was last modified: November 26, 2015 at 1:32 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(November 24, 2015 at 7:37 pm)abaris Wrote: How would you know, if you don't know anything about the situation? How would anyone know, given any situation?[...]

I really agree with this line of thinking. The problem with hypothetical scenarios that ask "All other things being equal would you or would you not do X?l" is that all other things are never equal.
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Would you kill the person who is about to kill?

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Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by brewer - November 24, 2015 at 7:16 pm
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by Edwardo Piet - November 26, 2015 at 1:31 pm
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by c172 - November 24, 2015 at 10:42 pm
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by Heat - November 25, 2015 at 7:55 pm
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by Silver - November 26, 2015 at 12:32 am
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by Silver - November 26, 2015 at 12:37 am
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by IATIA - November 26, 2015 at 11:34 am
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill? - by Spooky - November 26, 2015 at 10:55 pm

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