I still would not be able to live with any action that caused people to die, whether it was my moral fault or not. And I wouldn’t want to have to live with that either.
The difference is I didn’t pull a lever or make a choice to help ensure that those people who die every day would die. And I disagree about ignoring things because I “have no reasonable influence” over them. I might not be able to change the fact that people die every day, but I sure as hell can act responsibly to help make sure I’m not part of the problem (i.e, I’m a safe driver, I don’t drink, I don’t own a gun, etc.). I do not think that anyone on earth is more non-ignorant of and conscientious about the plight of others on this planet, something I think about constantly.
I still would not be able to live with any action that caused people to die, whether it was my moral fault or not. And I wouldn’t want to have to live with that either.
ok then. you do you
i just wonder how you deal with the fact that people die every day, with no fault of yours.
sometimes you just have to ignore things that you have no reasonable influence over.
The difference is I didn’t pull a lever or make a choice to help ensure that those people who die every day would die. And I disagree about ignoring things because I “have no reasonable influence” over them. I might not be able to change the fact that people die every day, but I sure as hell can act responsibly to help make sure I’m not part of the problem (i.e, I’m a safe driver, I don’t drink, I don’t own a gun, etc.). I do not think that anyone on earth is more non-ignorant of and conscientious about the plight of others on this planet, something I think about constantly.