Posted by alexandra_k on February 28, 2005, at 22:04:13
In reply to Re: (2) One or Six??? » alexandra_k, posted by jay on February 28, 2005, at 21:57:53
> You aren't "killing" anybody if you operate on this guy,
No, you aren't killing anybody. You are letting them die.
>because A) as Einstein said, God does not play dice,
So because Einstein believed the subatomic world was not indeterminate (despite him fairly much showing that it is) we should not allow this man to die? I am afraid I do not follow the argument...
>...that's just how it is...etc...
'How things are' does not imply anything about how things *should* be or what we *should* do.
>and B) fate is just the weight of circumstances.
???
>Why not reverse it, and say those six people are putting others at risk for death because of their needs?
I guess they are. But in this instance one other. We have to choose between six deaths or one death.
> Th- Th- Th- Thi- Think about it...:)
>
> Jay
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