nope!
this might get political
As you can tell weâve discussed politics several times and the same goes for religion
But I think it means âdonât debate themâ
No
Itâs not strictly enforced, you can say religion exists, you can have off-hand conversations about it, but an in-depth philosophy quiz about it might get into borderline issues
My god
Basically itâs a rule thatâs only enforced when people are arguing
Blimey, thatâs certainly a brave response (or something!). Slightly disturbing to note that itâs possible youâre not especially opposed to indiscrimate killing. It seems likely that most people will disagree with you here. On the whole, people do rather tend to think that killing innocent people is a bad thing, and that killing lots of them is definitely a no no.
Okay, weâll worry some more about this later on. For now, letâs see how you get along with our first moral scenario.
Moral Secnario 1 of 2
While badly overworked, a hospital surgeon became careless, and made a terrible mistake: rather than dispensing the correct medication to his patients, he inadvertently gave five of them a deadly, slow-acting chemical. This chemical works differently in different people, which means the surgeon has ended up in a situation where he needs five separate organs to save their lives (two lungs, two kidneys and a heart). Without these organs, his five patients will definitely die; or, to put this another way, it will turn out that he killed them by administering the chemical.
As it happens, a young backpacker has come into the hospital for a routine checkup (which is the sort of thing that happens a lot in a hospital). It turns out the backpacker is in excellent health, and has exactly the right blood type to guarantee success if the surgeon transplants his organs into the five patients. All he needs do is cut him up and distribute his parts among the five who need them. Assuming (a) that the backpacker doesnât consent to giving up his life to save five other people, (b) that the lives of the five people will be saved if, and only if, the organs are transplanted, and (c) that nobody will ever find out what the surgeon has done, is it morally permissible for the surgeon to take matters into his own hands, and operate?
Yes, it is morally permissible for the surgeon to operate
No, it is not morally permissible for the surgeon to operate
anyway her magnum opus is a defense of abortion and iâm not sure that this quiz isnât at some point going to lead up to that
lmao
But like why, dodging the issue only makes it worse
oh
Yes
not that i think abortion is indefensible, but the topic can lead to⌠arguments
You are a psychopath and a shining beacon of fol
Okay, while thatâs a slightly counterintuitive response, it does fit with the whole there is nothing wrong with killing innocent people schtick youâve got going on. Letâs see if you remain in touch with your inner-killer when it comes to the final scenario below.
Moral Secnario 2 of 2
Itâs the same situation as in the previous scenario, except with one crucial difference: this time the surgeon deliberately poisoned his patients. He was badly overworked, had known he was named a beneficiary in his five patientsâ wills, and it came over him one day to give them the chemical to kill them. Now he repents, and would save them if he could. If he does not save them, he will positively have murdered them.
Do these facts make it permissible for the surgeon to cut the backpacker up and distribute his parts to the five who need them (and again it should be assumed that the backpacker doesnât consent to giving up his life to save five other people, that the lives of the five people will be saved if, and only if, the organs are transplanted, and that nobody will ever find out what the surgeon has done)?
Yes, it is morally permissible for the surgeon to operate
No, it is not morally permissible for the surgeon to operate
I want the quiz maker to get concerned
Yes
why did the surgeon violate the hippocratic oath? are they stupid?
Kill the boi