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A (horrible) Question of Ethics | by Illiad | 2008-04-28 08:51:02 |
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*both* decisions are the same. | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 09:13:12 |
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They're not the same | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 09:16:05 |
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I disagree. | by Pic | 2008-04-28 09:29:09 |
| "Certainty that either..." |
by MatthewDBA |
2008-04-28 09:42:41 |
isn't really certainty, is it? If you can't tell what a specific outcome for a specific child will be, there's no certainty.
And ethics isn't about numbers or probability. |
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"ethics isn't about numbers or probability." | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 10:18:05 |
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What do you mean by | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 10:19:56 |
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You're in the game of probabilty | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 10:28:13 |
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I don't follow | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 10:33:05 |
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Thank $deity you aren't my doctor.(n/t) | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 10:36:26 |
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Whether a decision is right or wrong | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 10:41:31 |
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I do believe Solomon answered that qn | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 10:49:06 |
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I believe that the question Solomon answered | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 10:56:24 |
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That is a highly unfair question to ask parents. | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 10:48:17 |
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You don't ask them. | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 10:53:22 |
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How will explain the situation change it? | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 10:55:48 |
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Again, the situation is that: | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 11:07:28 |
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What, exactly, is the "RNG"? | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 11:22:38 |
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Play nethack sometime | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 11:33:37 |
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What random number generator? | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 12:00:53 |
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omnipotent is as omnipotent does | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 12:03:43 |
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True; | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 12:08:23 |
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I still don't see how it was not in your hands (n/ (n/t) | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 10:57:11 |
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Responses: | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 11:36:35 |
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In real life, you're correct | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 11:42:20 |
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I answered elsewhere in the thread: | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 13:43:14 |
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I read that, | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-28 14:01:37 |
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I disagree | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 11:59:11 |
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Matter of trust. | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 13:08:59 |
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Which is exactly why it's unfair to present the | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 13:16:38 |
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I doubt I'll convince you, but... | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 13:40:47 |
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but this isn't that situation. | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 13:51:01 |
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But they do have different goals. | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 14:12:58 |
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It's still just passing the buck. | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 14:15:40 |
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Is it passing the buck... | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 14:22:11 |
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Yes, it is. | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 14:53:58 |
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I fear I'm repeating myself. | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 15:03:54 |
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Why? | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 15:06:06 |
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But that *isn't* the only difference. | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 15:09:11 |
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And who in their right mind | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 15:25:34 |
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That isn't the scenario described in the OP. | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 15:30:46 |
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I guess we're going to have to disagree on that :) (n/t) | by subbywan | 2008-04-28 15:39:41 |
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I guess so. | by Nath3 | 2008-04-28 15:52:27 |
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Saved at the cost of another life? | by FST777 | 2008-04-28 18:25:03 |
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ethics isn't about ... probability?!?! Yes, it is. | by dire_lobo | 2008-04-28 10:22:06 |
