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The Morality Test

Tony the Tiger

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The deepest foundation on which morality is built is the phenomenon of empathy, the understanding that what hurts me would feel the same way to you.
To test this read the senario below and answer.

You're in a lifeboat with several other people. The boat is overloaded and will capsize soon killing everyone aboard unless you lighten the load by one person. One of the passengers is grievously injured and is certain to die soon, but is fully alert and aware of everything that is going on.
Could you throw that person overboard, knowing that that would save everyone else and that the person would know what you were doing while you were doing it?

1. Yes

2. No
 
Tony the Tiger said:
The deepest foundation on which morality is built is the phenomenon of empathy, the understanding that what hurts me would feel the same way to you.
To test this read the senario below and answer.

You're in a lifeboat with several other people. The boat is overloaded and will capsize soon killing everyone aboard unless you lighten the load by one person. One of the passengers is grievously injured and is certain to die soon, but is fully alert and aware of everything that is going on.
Could you throw that person overboard, knowing that that would save everyone else and that the person would know what you were doing while you were doing it?

1. Yes

2. No
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Knowing me, there has to be an asshole on the lifeboat that is pissing me off. If the dying person is that person, I kill, loot and dump him in the ocean.

If the asshole is one of the healthy passengers, I kill, loot and dump them in the ocean.
 
but you wouldn't want to throw yourself off the boat, hypothermia is almost the #1 cause of death in these instances, I couldn't make the decision, i'd hope someone else would make it before I, but I wouldn't do anything to get myself in that precise predicament, I've kinda sworn off going on any kinda cruise or yacht or boat trips of any kind to avoid the situation of being stuck at sea or something happening to the boat
 
I'd get out and hang on to the side, and when the person dies, dump them in the water and get back on the boat.

But my plan wouldn't work if we're in shark infested waters...
 
Hmmm...I don't think this is a good way nor remotely accurate way to test one's morality. It's an incredibly extreme situation and such situations makes you go out of your way, meaning it doesn't reveal your "true" self nor your moral values.

Personally, like someone else has said, if there was someone on the boat that was a complete asshole, I'd probably pick that person, wether it's the injured one or not.

Anyways, bottom line is...when faced with a life or death situation you're forced to think RATIONALLY and even cold 'cause being emotional in these cases will probably bring you death. Is it worth to sacrifice one to save all the others? It's a matter of simple arithmetics...YES!
 
grievously injured and is certain to die soon

he will die soon anyway, so the save more lives, i would say yes
 
Dark Secret said:
Everyone is looking at this scenario from a personal point of view and not from the point of view of the passenger with the injuries.

The injured passenger is going to die whatever the outcome and, still having all his mental faculties, it is something of which he will be very well aware.

He will know that it is going to be a tough decision for anyone on the boat to make and, more than likely, will offer to sacrifice his own, dwindling life to save the lives of his fellow passengers, thus preserving everyone's conscience.
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I think one of the main questions here is: should WE make that decision for him?

Imagine he doesn't want to sacrifice himself. What would you do then?
 
Dark Secret said:
Everyone is looking at this scenario from a personal point of view and not from the point of view of the passenger with the injuries.

The injured passenger is going to die whatever the outcome and, still having all his mental faculties, it is something of which he will be very well aware.

He will know that it is going to be a tough decision for anyone on the boat to make and, more than likely, will offer to sacrifice his own, dwindling life to save the lives of his fellow passengers, thus preserving everyone's conscience.
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Not many people are of the selfless kind. He will most likely be begging the other passengers to not let him die.
 
^ yeah, i wonder what would happen if the injured guy don't want to die and cry like a baby, begging to live, so emotional and etc. and the people still throw him out to drown anyway.

After a few years, would the survivers be haunted by such an event for the rest of their lives ?
 
Telstra said:
After a few years, would the survivers be haunted by such an event for the rest of their lives ?
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Even if they didn't force him there'd still be a heavy conscious...it's normal in such situations that the survivors live with something called "survivors guilt complex" (not sure if it's the correct term but it's something like that). So, weither they force him or not, there'll always be a sense of guilt and a heavy conscience...even if there's no logical reason to be. Yeah, our minds are fucked up crazy like that...
 
There's no way I could answer that question. If I'm ever in that situation, THAT's when I know what I'd do. 1 thing I do know, either way, I'd feel horrible. That's kind of like a no win situation
 
Yes, but only after receiving permission from said mortally wounded individual to help them end their life on their terms.
 
Fucker29 said:
Hmmm...I don't think this is a good way nor remotely accurate way to test one's morality. It's an incredibly extreme situation and such situations makes you go out of your way, meaning it doesn't reveal your "true" self nor your moral values.
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Of course it does, why not an extreme situation to test you moral values? It's best way plus this senario was a excerpt from a article in Time magazine approved by professionals. :p
 
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