a quandry

Should you think about your duty, or about the consequences of your actions? Or should you concentrate on becoming a good person?

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a quandry

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Are you ethically obligated to stay alive if you're a better person than the average one who would probably exist in your place?
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Advocate wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:32 am Are you ethically obligated to stay alive if you're a better person than the average one who would probably exist in your place?
Stay alive as opposed to what? Commit suicide? If that's your alternative, then most would agree that suicide violates most community based ethical standards.
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Advocate wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:32 am Are you ethically obligated to stay alive if you're a better person than the average one who would probably exist in your place?
No.
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Advocate wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:32 am Are you ethically obligated to stay alive if you're a better person than the average one who would probably exist in your place?
There IS NO 'person' who is 'better' than "another one" EVER, anyway.
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Advocate wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:32 am Are you ethically obligated to stay alive if you're a better person than the average one who would probably exist in your place?
Yes, of course.
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