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Moral dilemmas
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RE: Moral dilemmas
(October 9, 2012 at 10:25 am)genkaus Wrote: Nothing. If you notice, I said relation, not blood relation. It could have been that of friendship, love or a business one.
Sorry, gotcha. I hadn't realized that you were using the Clinton definition of relations ;-)

I can't say I agree even now, it's submitting morals to tribalism, which may be natural but has been something of a problem for humankind.

If we reverse the situation; you are one of the other prisoners. You watch the sadistic guard threaten the a father with cooperating in his sons murder, else the guard will kill one of the rest of you. If the father asked you what the moral thing to do was, would you feel he has no obligation to spare one of the rest of you (knowing it could be you that dies)?
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:26-29
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Moral dilemmas - by Doubting_Thomas - October 6, 2012 at 6:14 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by pocaracas - October 6, 2012 at 6:34 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Lion IRC - October 6, 2012 at 7:22 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Doubting_Thomas - October 6, 2012 at 8:00 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Kayenneh - October 6, 2012 at 9:51 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Doubting_Thomas - October 7, 2012 at 2:51 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Jeffonthenet - October 7, 2012 at 11:40 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by The Grand Nudger - October 7, 2012 at 11:46 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by IATIA - October 8, 2012 at 12:46 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Doubting_Thomas - October 8, 2012 at 2:35 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by IATIA - October 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Angrboda - October 8, 2012 at 6:13 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by The Grand Nudger - October 8, 2012 at 9:41 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by downbeatplumb - October 8, 2012 at 1:18 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Brian37 - October 8, 2012 at 9:53 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Angrboda - October 8, 2012 at 1:18 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Brian37 - October 8, 2012 at 1:46 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by The Grand Nudger - October 8, 2012 at 1:24 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by genkaus - October 8, 2012 at 2:41 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Doubting_Thomas - October 8, 2012 at 4:19 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by genkaus - October 9, 2012 at 10:25 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Doubting_Thomas - October 11, 2012 at 12:22 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by genkaus - October 11, 2012 at 3:19 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Angrboda - October 9, 2012 at 8:22 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by IATIA - October 9, 2012 at 9:01 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Brian37 - October 9, 2012 at 9:14 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by The Grand Nudger - October 9, 2012 at 10:01 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by Brian37 - October 9, 2012 at 10:12 am
RE: Moral dilemmas - by IATIA - October 9, 2012 at 7:33 pm
RE: Moral dilemmas - by The Grand Nudger - October 9, 2012 at 10:19 am

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