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 Originally Posted by Penneywize
What if you murder 1 person, then save the lives of like 9 or 10 other people. You're still tried for murder, right? 10 good deeds don't take away the fact that someone died because of you. That's why I feel this is a moral question more than anything.
I disagree with a lot of your views of causality throughout this thread, but that is more so just opinion. I do think the comparison you make in this quote is just flat out wrong, though. The actual murder itself would have to be the cause of saving 9 or 10 lives for it to be a comparable situation.
Also, whether or not someone should be jailed for doing on action or another is irrelevant to whether or not it is moral for someone to take that action.
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Originally Posted by Penneywize
Is it morally justifiable for someone to take the life of another under the uncertain pretense of being able to save the lives of others?
Are you a complete pacifist? If you are, that's cool, but if you believe that war is justifiable, then what better justification could possibly exist than the pretense that it will save the lives of others?
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