Cookie Thread Act 3: The Cookie Strikes Back

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#19131

The Drowning Child

The Scenario

Your route to work takes you past a shallow pond. One morning you notice that a small child has fallen in and appears to be in difficulty in the water. The child is crying in distress and it seems is at risk of drowning. You are tall and strong, so you can easily wade in and pull the child out. However, although you’ll come to no physical harm if you rescue the child, you will get your clothes wet and muddy, which means you’ll have to go home to change, and likely you’ll be late for work.

In this situation, do you have a moral obligation to rescue the child?

I have a moral obligation to rescue the child.
I have no moral obligation to rescue the child.

#19132

arete i thought you preferred passionate discussions about selfcest

#19133

moral obligation

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#19134

yes but peter singer is a bozo

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#19135

i think you would have a moral obligation to save a drowning child at cost of being minorly inconvenienced

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#19136

imo if work can’t accomdate a “drowing kid” then they are a bad place to work
wonder what n thinks about that tho

#19137

Will i get written up
What is my attendance record currently

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#19138

sorry did you have a question Benguin :joy_cat:

#19139

for you it’s probably perfect so far

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#19140

he is completely prepared to sacrifice that child

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#19141

:skull:

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#19142

you know i think the lower back inferno would preclude saving a drowning kid more than workplace regulations

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#19143

I am not getting written up to save a child I do not know, no

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#19144

no i’m just pointing it out

#19145

when i’m a drowning child and the only person to walk past is n1 who’s in bad standing for missing 2 days of work

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#19146

ouch
conssistent though yeah

#19147

n wouldn’t miss work
perefect attedance

#19148

you know what i’m willing to hear n1 out just to dunk on singer

#19149

If I can afford the tardy without penalty I’ll do it because my attendance is almost always perfect, but i won’t get written up that’s for sure

#19150

devli’s advocate: if a child is drowning in a shallow pond

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then i’m not sure how long they’ll make it even after you rescue them. useless

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