19 Apr 13, 02:40AM
(19 Apr 13, 02:33AM)ShadowFlameZ Wrote:(19 Apr 13, 02:29AM)Roflcopter Wrote:(19 Apr 13, 01:01AM)ShadowFlameZ Wrote: Lorenzo what's your logic for saying no?
Would you kill 999 random people to save 1,000 others?
What?
I would kill one terrorist to save 1000 ordinary people. I don't really see how the 999 random people come into play (especially since you don't know they are terrorists, while in this case you know the 1 person IS a terrorist).
I'm trying to work out if you're justifying things based on the outcome only. If only the outcome matters then you would also kill 999 people to save 1,000 people (or kill 1 person to save 2). If however you feel torture is justified because the terrorist is guilty that's different.