The more you attend Church, the more likely you are so support Torture.

[John V]

The fact that some if not most will undoubtedly lie shows that the premise is flawed.

As noted, some saved children are better than none.

We haven't even addressed the other hidden assumptions built into that scenario, either.

So address them if they're important.

... or you will be sent on a wild goose-chase so that the criminal will get his wish of having the child die, perhaps. Or, you have the wrong guy. Or, he dropped the child off left to wander.

The child was going to die anyway. If some people give accurate info under torture, some children benefit, and as noted the kidnapper may too.

Bottom line, this scenario represents a "perfect storm" scenario in an attempt to educe the acknowledgement that torute is moral. The fact is that the inbuilt assumptions are so unlikely that this scenario is useless as a means of adjuging the morality of torture.

Such scenarios are common in philosophical discussion. I took this scenario from such a site, in fact.

It's a pity that said carpenter couldn't figure out a better way of building quality products.

Yep, too bad for the crooked cabinets.

You seem like you can figure it out.

Why the dodge?