Could you kill one person to save a thousand?
By darkness01
@darkness01 (1300)
May 6, 2007 9:07am CST
If the situation presented itself and you had the opportunity to save one thousand people from certain death but the price was that you had to take the life of one person could you do it? Do you think you could take one persons life to save a million people? Or do you think that nobody has the right to take a persons life no matter the consequences? Could you take the life of a loved one to cure the world of ilness and disease? Please share and express your opinions.
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6 responses
@darkness01 (1300)
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10 May 07
Your welcome, i just feel your quote was the best way to sum up a difficult question.
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
6 May 07
Since you really don't give a clear reason behind saving the thousand, kinda hard to answer this for some. As for me, it's simple, to kill one to save thousands, yes I could. As for taking the life of a loved one to cure an illness or disease, I know how my family feels, and they would say do it, before I would even have to question it.
@darkness01 (1300)
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6 May 07
Their is no reason to save the thousand people but there is no reason to kill the one person to save the thousand people. The point is that could YOU take the life of this one regular person to save a thousand other people?
Thank you for your response.
@recycledgoth (9894)
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6 May 07
Good topic hun and tricky too.
Someone once said "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" and should the situation arise, then I feel that the sacrifice of one to save thousands is justified.
@darkness01 (1300)
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6 May 07
Thats a saying that simplifies the situation the best it can be simplified, but its not as easy as that if the few people were family members. Thanks for your response.......hun.
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@pogspan123 (207)
• Philippines
6 May 07
yeah,i can..i can risk 1 person than a thousand!!!but if i will kill somebody i want tobe sure that its a criminal or someone who's bad...i cant kill my love,i canT!!
@darkness01 (1300)
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6 May 07
Taking the life of a loved one or a family member to rid the world of disease or to save thousands of lives is a extremely tough situation and i appreciate your view and your response, thanks.
@andyvish (901)
• India
6 May 07
I think it is not a difficult question at all. it is that simple.
If you need to kill one or two person for saving ten or twenty people, it is legitimate business and no law will be able to punish you if you have best advcate. You do this and there is no good advocate from your side you are definitely in hell.
But atleast your conscience will know that you did a nice thing. Always go by your conscience.
@darkness01 (1300)
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6 May 07
I agree that if you truly believe you are doing the right thing, which ever decision you make, then you should be at piece with your conscience at least. Thank you for your response.
