[Arlo] > That you think there is a difference between killing and letting die, doesn't > mean this is one.
Case Study 1: I am a switchman at a railroad yard. I am responsible for pulling a switch to route a train to track A or track B. Senario 1a: A train is travelling northbound on track A & another train southbound on track B. I switch the train on track A to track B. I am responsuble for the head-on crash. Senario 1b: A train is travelling northbound on track A & another train southbound on track A. I fail to switch the train on track A to track B. I am responsuble for the head-on crash. Moral 1: I am responsible for acts I commit or omit. Case Study 2: I am walking on a sidewalk. I am responsible for what I hold in my hand, what I do with my arm, but I am not responsible for how others walk on the sidewalk or for pianos falling on the sidewalk. Senario 2a: I hold a knife in my hand & as someone walks by, I stab him to death. I am responsible for his death. Senario 2b: I see someone walking where a falling piano is about to land. I do nothing, letting the falling piano crush her to death. Moral 2: Whether or not you conclude I am responsible for the death in 2b, the responsibility relationships in killing & letting die are different. Craig moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
