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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-14-2007, 02:40 PM

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Going into a burning building to save a child

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Re: Going into a burning building to save a child

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Take the extreme risk away and it is easy to see that the fellow who would make some personal effort to save one nearby child is less laudable (though still laudable) than the person who...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-14-2007, 01:31 PM

Replies: 36

Going into a burning building to save a child

Views: 778

Posted By foal

Re: Going into a burning building to save a child

You would be right that if I based my desire to save the child SOLELY on some reasoning chain such as "children dying is bad, therefore stopping them from dying is good, therefore I should risk my...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-14-2007, 01:25 PM

Replies: 36

Going into a burning building to save a child

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Posted By foal

Re: Going into a burning building to save a child

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If it were relevant it would only be in the sense that it triggers a completely illogical response to this situation.

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How is it illogical? We function much better socially...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-14-2007, 12:37 PM

Replies: 36

Going into a burning building to save a child

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Posted By foal

Re: Going into a burning building to save a child

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Whether they are in front of you or not is irrelevant, which I believe is part of Lebowski's point

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Whether they are in front of you or not is not irrelevant, which is my...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-14-2007, 10:46 AM

Replies: 36

Going into a burning building to save a child

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Posted By foal

Re: Going into a burning building to save a child

First we care about our selves, then our family and close friends, then our acquaintances, then our community (or those who happen to be in our relative proximity), then our extended community or...

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