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comment by cole1114
cole1114  ·  4685 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An awful moral dilemma.
I would absolutely smother the child, to save everyone.




mitzy  ·  4684 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I wouldn't be able to smother it, but I would ask someone else to do it. That might make me an even more awful person, I'm not really sure, but I don't think I'd be able to do it myself.
thenewgreen  ·  4683 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Interesting curveball.
mk  ·  4685 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Thank you cole1114. I was starting to feel like a psychopath.
fr33lunch  ·  4684 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Certainly not a psychopath. We are all answering this question hypothetically (I hope) on the basis of our upbringing, life experiences, and current situation. Who knows what would really happen in a wartime scenario. For the sake of discussion, I'm glad that there are differing opinions. It makes this more interesting. But you should both know if war ever breaks out, you cannot hide in my family's bunker. ;-)
thenewgreen  ·  4684 days ago  ·  link  ·  
HA!
thenewgreen  ·  4685 days ago  ·  link  ·  
We will absolutely revisit this. I'm interested in whether your position will change. Not judging, just interested. ---okay, judging just a little :-)