> Sam wrote: > The implication of the Sherman experiment is that if people reflect on > a moral issue before they are involved in it, they are more likely to > behave in accordance with their consciences when that issue faces them > in real life.
This is almost proof positive of the slippery slope argument with the Nazis. The argument goes that originally the Jews were only to be interned, much like American Japanese. That is, by the time anybody had time to reflect on what had started happening they had already been a part of it for months or years and since they weren't the ones turning on the gas they felt isolated from the murders. Further, the camp workers were slowly brainwashed into thinking of the prisoners as animals or, even worse, as an infestation. This is why murder was referred to as extermination (as with insects). It helped that the prisoners were slowly starved to death and kept in horrible conditions such that they didn't much look like healthy adults. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:146194 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
