THE MORAL PLANE

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THE MORAL PLANE

Many of you argue that no objective morality exists. Right and wrong are subjective categories. Great.

Pretend we're all in an airplane. The engines explode. We're heading straight to the ground, and will be dead in around 70 seconds.

Given this scenario, how do you object in any meaningful way to a fellow passenger taking those last few seconds to murder the nearest person? Does it make a difference?

Here's a different question if you prefer: Should we have stopped the Holocaust?

Possibly the greatest war in human history was waged to stop the Nazis. Thousands of innocent soldiers were lost in the endeavor... and I can reasonably expect every single holocaust survivors to be dead anyway by the time I'm married. So what was the point? To postpone the inevitable and pretend it makes a difference?

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algebe's picture
It's wrong. Right and wrong
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
I don't think there are G
algebe's picture
I was on a plane that went
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
From a personal conviction
LucyAustralopithecus's picture
for clarification, when in
Nyarlathotep's picture
finally someone who gets it
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Didn't I get it right?
Nyarlathotep's picture
What you meant to say was
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Standing still = 1 G
Nyarlathotep's picture
Well for starters:
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
I capitalized to distinguish
Tin-Man's picture
@John Re: G-force/Freefall
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Well you're correct that I
Tin-Man's picture
Ah. Well, I admit, I did not
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Would it tumble if the wings
Tin-Man's picture
@John Re: "Would it tumble..
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
The question now becomes, is
Tin-Man's picture
@John
David Killens's picture
If the airframe experienced a
Sheldon's picture
Almost impossible for such an
algebe's picture
You didn't mention the wings
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
UA 93 is not a good example.
Sheldon's picture
Well it focuses on shitty
LucyAustralopithecus's picture
it is surprising how many don
mykcob4's picture
There ARE negative Gs Breezy
Old man shouts at clouds's picture
You first question is
jonthecatholic's picture
Oh my! This answer bothers me
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
I'm not sure I understand
Old man shouts at clouds's picture
The vast majority of
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
That's rather abstract, you

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