Personal ethics...

[Santa_Claus]

Rather than dying by betraying my "principles", I consider them functional contingencies rather than set in stone moral or ethical laws. What works on a Street in Glasgow does not work when a rebel Militia are shoving a gun into your face, or your family are starving, or you are pursued by a hungry lion. Of course under such extreme duress our brain floods, no one properly knows how they would act in such extreme situations, there is a good chance, dare I say it, that you would not be in a rational state of mind.

If you grow up in a world like that - it is not only rational, but also the sensible thing to do.

Do you lie awake at night thinking of all the insects you have killed over the years? Probably not. It can be that unimportant.


At the end of the day, killing people works. and besides, some folks are just happier dead FACT.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

If it was a matter of survival, I'd have sex with ANY fit woman for money.



Anyone know how much she wants?

[Schneibster]

Rather than dying by betraying my "principles", I consider them functional contingencies rather than set in stone moral or ethical laws. What works on a Street in Glasgow does not work when a rebel Militia are shoving a gun into your face, or your family are starving, or you are pursued by a hungry lion. Of course under such extreme duress our brain floods, no one properly knows how they would act in such extreme situations, there is a good chance, dare I say it, that you would not be in a rational state of mind.

I'd like to think I'd retain ethics, and in fact ethics is designed to work in extreme circumstances, but I have to admit to incomplete confidence in my ability to sacrifice my life.

[xsurfer]

I like to LAF(Life Action Filter). Over the last couple of years have developed a set of 6 questions I ask myself before taking any ethically or morally ambiguous action. I ask myself the questions below and if I can honestly answer yes to them then I will take the action.

1) Is it honorable?
2) Is it noble?
3) Is it moral?
4) Is it ethical?
5) Does it make a difference?
6) Does is help people out?

In other words I would rather sacrifice myself than have to live with myself knowing I did not take action to help another out.