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LIFE OR DEATH

LIFE OR DEATH. Corinne Geoffrion Alyssa Kemp. Do you believe it is wrong to take a life under any circumstance?. Please write down your answer. David H ume. “But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.”. Thomas Aquinas.

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LIFE OR DEATH

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  1. LIFE OR DEATH Corinne Geoffrion Alyssa Kemp

  2. Do you believe it is wrong to take a life under any circumstance? Please write down your answer..

  3. David Hume “But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.”

  4. Thomas Aquinas “Indirect theories deny animals moral status or equal consideration with humans due to a lack of consciousness, reason or autonomy.”

  5. Andre Comte-Sponville “If we did not die, if our existence did not unravel in the endless darkness of death, would life be quite so precious, so extraordinary, so moving?”

  6. Montaigne “Men come, go, sing and dance, without uttering a word about death. All this is very fine: but, when it comes either to themselves, their wives, their children, or their friends, taking them unawares and unprepared, then what torment, what outcries, what madness and despair.”

  7. Ask yourself these questions… Put yourself in their shoes.. what would you honestly do in these situations?

  8. Scenario One Your in a hostage situation, 10 armed robbers are in a bank and have you at gun point. He turns his head just for an instant and you see and opportunity to take his gun. Do you? If yes, how would you use it?

  9. Scenario Two You are a freshman in college attending your first big party, your on your 8 beer by this time and a gorgeous senior approaches you. You talk for awhile and he proceeds to take you upstairs. You begin to kiss as he tries to take off your clothes, you shake your head and try to pull away.. He pulls you tighter. One thing lead to another and you were raped that night. A month later you realize you are late. The pregnancy test is positive. What do you do.. Get an abortion or keep the baby of the man who put you through so much pain? Would you be able to live with yourself killing an innocent child?

  10. Scenario Three Would you kill someone knowing you could get away with it?

  11. Scenario Four A man is put on trial for killing a woman in an armed robbery. He did not have the intentions of killing her, he just wanted her money. His future is put into your hands. Little do you know he has a wife and a new born baby back at home. Do you sentence him to death, or life in prison? If you didn’t know he had a wife and kid would your decision differ?

  12. Scenario Five What if you were with a friend driving very fast on a one lane road approaching a ten month old girl who is sitting in the middle of the road. You have a landslide on one side and a shear drop off on the other. Do you slam on your breaks and potentially kill the little girl? Or veer off and possibly end up killing you and your friend?

  13. Scenario Six Would you kill someone for five million dollars if you were guaranteed not to get caught?

  14. Scenario Seven Imagine you are told if you killed one healthy person his organs will be used to save the life of five others. It is guaranteed that those five will be saved if you kill him and otherwise they will definitely die. What do you do?

  15. Scenario Eight You have been taken hostage by a terrorist he gives you a gun and tells you that if you shoot one person he will let another five go free. If you don’t shoot the person he will kill the other five. If you shoot yourself he will kill all of them. What do you do?

  16. Scenario Nine You are in charge of a rail track system on which there is a run away train you cannot stop. Coming up in front of the train the track splits into two and you have to decide to send the train left or right. However, on the left track there is one person tied to the tracks and on the other there are five puppies. Sending the train down down either track will kill the person or dogs tied to the track. What do you do?

  17. Scenario Ten Your mom was in a fatal car accident and was placed into intensive care. She is unresponsive and may never wake up. Machines are all that are keeping her alive at this point. You have the responsibility of deciding whether or not to pull the plug or keep her alive. What do you do?

  18. Do you think it is right to take a life under any circumstance? Has your response changed?

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