Moral Question of The Day

[Marxist]

If you could win $1,000,000,000 by pushing a button that killed a homeless man on the other side of the world, would you?

No other options. Push the button, win the money. Don't push the button, save a homeless man.

 

[Guest]

 

[red_rose]

No can do.

 

[freakygirl]

Is the homeless man cute?

 

[SleepingWarrior]

For a billion dollars? Show me the button!

 

[Marxist]

Is the homeless man cute?

He looks like this:

http://www.fao.org/news/2002/img/peasant.jpg

 

[cybergirly]

No

 

[Mellon Collie]

Right now I'd say yes I could push the button but I don't think I would be able to do it when push came to shove.

 

[freakygirl]

Well shit

You go and show me a damn picture. So no, I can't do it.

If I hadn't seen a face to go with the homeless man, he wouldn't have been "real" to me.. and yes, I could have done it.

Damn you for fucking up my getting rich!!!!!!!

 

[red_rose]

Right now I'd say yes I could push the button but I don't think I would be able to do it when push came to shove.

Who said anything about shoving?

 

[Mellon Collie]

Well shit, now you put a face with him...mark me down as a no way.

 

[Susano]

Did he do anything worthy of such a premature end? It's an awfully short, easy, and lucrative career for a hitman, and I always did like Elektra in the Marvel Comics...
But no, since I don't personally know what dreams may come when we shuffle off this mortal coil, I couldn't shuffle off someone else's, even if I really could put a billion dollars to some really good use.

 

[SleepingWarrior]

He looks like he will drop dead within a week anyway so still count me as a yes.

 

[cutie pie]

Absolutely not.

 

[alexandraaah]

No. *looks defeated*

Not only won't I kill him, I'd probably make the fucking trip around the world to find him and try to help him.

This is why I will always be poor.

I curse my genes.

 

[Mellon Collie]

Who said anything about shoving?

Bah!

When put in the actual situation, I couldn't do it.

Better?



Of course this is before he started reminding me of the old man from Charlie and the Chocolate factory.

 

[Laurel]

No. *looks defeated*

Not only won't I kill him, I'd probably make the fucking trip around the world to find him and try to help him.

This is why I will always be poor.

I curse my genes.

You would, too.

That's why I love you so.

 

[Susano]

Of course, that doesn't mean that I won't continue on with my selfish, money-related habits, or object to government policies that make life comfortable for me at the expense of many around the world for here, at least shortening and making less pleasant the lives of millions.
*scratches head*

Funny, that.

 

[Guest]

Fuck No!

Why would you ask that?

 

[medjay]

Maybe if I knew he wanted me to kill him.

But, even then, I wouldn't take any money for it.

A life isn't worth any amount of money.

 

[sunstruck]

No, I would probably send him into hiding so no one else could either.

Stupid morals.

 

[patient1]

I figured the man on the hot seat was that guy in your av when I opened this.

I still say no.

Guy- "Will you have sex with me?"

Babe -"NO"

Guy- "Will you have sex with me for a million $ ?"

Babe- "Well, if you put it that way, ok."

Guy- "What can I get for $20?"

Babe-"Hey!What kind of girl do you think I am?!"

Guy- "We've already established that, we're just haggling over the price. "


No, not even if he's a coca grower.

 

[Debbie]

No, I wouldn't push the button.
No matter how much money I was offered.

 

[YogiBare]

No. *looks defeated*

Not only won't I kill him, I'd probably make the fucking trip around the world to find him and try to help him.

This is why I will always be poor.

I curse my genes.

I'm with the draaah on this one.

C'mon, Alex. You're still a student, so I'll spring for the plane tickets.

 

[SleepingWarrior]

I can't believe how many people said there is NO way they would do it. Would you still not do it if it meant getting money to have an operation done to save the life of their child, spouse, father, mother, siblings or even yourself?