Morally it is wrong to kill anyone who is innocent. If we are following a more logical approach, the child would die anyway, so the death would save the rest of the group. I would not be able to do it.
They don't speak your language. They are given almost a "would you kindly" order to kill anyone they find. I don't see why you have to make it trivial and attack every little bit of it, and I do take offence that you take your time to write that and not answer the damn question. Vote. Answer. Then tell me your cool story, bro.SidingWithTheEnemy said:What's the problem? Use Baby as distraction and get the hell out of there. If the guards find a lone baby the probably find it cute and might even keep it, while you have a serious chance of escaping.
Wait a minute! How the hell do you know those "invaders" are going to kill you?
Well I know one reason, because you are a baby eating cannibalistic monster and most likely deserve to get shot in the first place.
Why is your country attacked anyway? What kind of president did you vote last election? Who did he p*ss off? Probably someone with bigger guns, well tough luck, you just brought that sh*t all over yourself.
Oh and lastly, in any case of such random apocalyptic happenings, if you head for the attic make sure you have some escape route in mind or maybe even have a helicopter on the roof, waiting for you. Because if your brain isn't able to process that kind of information fast enough that the attic is a dead end, according to Darwin you will probably not survive anyway...
Sorry, no offence meant but moral questions of such sort only work when take several things involving morality for granted - like having an "enemy" outside "who is going to kill you" No he is not. At least I think it is immoral to think the invaders are going to kill you.... Have you tried negotiating with him?
By suffocating the baby, you are responsible for one death.Fagotto said:What? Pretty sure you're not really qualified to speak for all of modern society...Mr Thin said:Obviously it depends on your definition of morality, what you consider right and wrong, etc.
Going by the modern understanding of what makes a 'decent' human being, it is unquestionably the morally correct thing to do. To suggest otherwise is to place your own emotional comfort over the well-being of other people, which is morally repugnant.
Versuvius said:One life to save many. Sounds good to me.
Where does it end? I'd rather die knowing I did right then live wondering when it will be my turn to die for the many.Phlakes said:OT: Needs of the many > needs of the few. In a perfect world (well, excluding the whole invasion thing), you would be obligated to kill the baby.
I'm very sorry.RedxDecember said:[...]
They don't speak your language. They are given almost a "would you kindly" order to kill anyone they find. I don't see why you have to make it trivial and attack every little bit of it, and I do take offence that you take your time to write that and not answer the damn question. Vote. Answer. Then tell me your cool story, bro.
And that's wrong. It is NOT the only option. Once you accept there is no alternative or no other way round you give up your humanity, you lose. You turn into a machine and all that moral system becomes irrelevant. I learned that along the way. In our country a couple of months ago we still had conscription and that kind of questions was asked by the military to draft you in. Well unless you didn't answer the only appropriate way in saying: There are other options.RedxDecember said:[...]
This is your only option.
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GENIUS! Maybe the devs moon logic will pull through and a beam of energy will smite down your aggressors?SidingWithTheEnemy said:What's the problem?
What about something as fleeting as several lives? It's not you or the baby, it's the baby or a whole group of people. You and the baby could die together and you'd still be saving lives. A number of other innocent, defenseless people die if the baby lives, not just you.wilsontheterrible said:No. I read the context as an afterthought and the answer remains no. Any grown man that would sacrifice another for himself is worth less than shit. If I need to be killed, so be it, but I'll drown in my own blood before letting anybody so much as touch a child, especially my own.
Some may feel morality is a subjective construct, maybe they are, but mine are inflexible and not subject to compromise. I've been beaten for morals, I've been fired for them, and I've lost friends for them but I live without regret and without shame. I'll not see women or children harmed in my presence, ever.
I can respect people who violate my moral standards, they aren't me and I don't hold other people up to my standards. But if you're willing to set aside that which makes you human for something as fleeting as life you're worth less than trash.