(March 1, 2022 at 8:59 am)Jehanne Wrote:(March 1, 2022 at 8:44 am)Belacqua Wrote: Is there some reason why you have to choose one system, sign up for the team, and wear the team colors?
Surely they're all useful tools to think about ethical issues.
Would you throw yourself on the tracks to save 5?
Yes, "no greater love than a man has than to lay down his life for his friends."
And the verse immediately following that one: ‘Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.’
Jesus had some funny notions about love and friendship. Certainly not a consequentialist.
Boru
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