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Hmm.
Imagine a hypothetical situation.
You have a thousand people on an island. All of these people are immensely important - politicians, businessmen. All of them are, in one way or another, responsible for the wars that are happening around the world.
Warmongers, basically. Despicable people responsible for the deaths of hundreds, thousands, millions, even. People like bin Laden. No one will miss them. No one will mourn for them. They are 'evil'.
Or so you tell yourself.
In front of you, there's a button. Press the button, and the island will explode, and all those thousand people will be killed. No more wars.
Will you press the button?
If yes, will you do it if there are heavy consequences on you and you alone? You will be the scapegoat, the mastermind, the murderer. You will be hated and persecuted. Perhaps you'll live the rest of your life out in jail. Or perhaps you will be executed.
Will you still do it?
(Does the ends justify the means?
Will the wars even stop in the end, if one does this?)
Imagine a hypothetical situation.
You have a thousand people on an island. All of these people are immensely important - politicians, businessmen. All of them are, in one way or another, responsible for the wars that are happening around the world.
Warmongers, basically. Despicable people responsible for the deaths of hundreds, thousands, millions, even. People like bin Laden. No one will miss them. No one will mourn for them. They are 'evil'.
Or so you tell yourself.
In front of you, there's a button. Press the button, and the island will explode, and all those thousand people will be killed. No more wars.
Will you press the button?
If yes, will you do it if there are heavy consequences on you and you alone? You will be the scapegoat, the mastermind, the murderer. You will be hated and persecuted. Perhaps you'll live the rest of your life out in jail. Or perhaps you will be executed.
Will you still do it?
(Does the ends justify the means?
Will the wars even stop in the end, if one does this?)