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TSR69
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 Posted: Thu, 3rd Feb 2011 12:00 Post subject: Ethical question |
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It is 1933. You are in Berlin, Germany. Somehow, you find yourself in a position where you can effortlessly steal Adolf Hitler's wallet. This theft will not affect Hitler's rise to power, the nature of World War II, or the Holocaust. There is no important identification in the wallet, but the act will cost Hitler forty Reichmarks and completely ruin his evening. You do not need the money. The odds that you will be caught committing this crime are less than 2 percent.
Are you ethically obligated to steal Hitler's wallet?
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Feb 2011 12:24 Post subject: |
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Why would you be ethically obliged to steal his money? You are assuming that you know the future events (ww2, holocaust...). And that's not possible.
Or you are proposing time travel, which is kinda preposterous.
Anywho stealing is not moral act, it's a crime, no matter on who you do it.
Either way I see no dilemma here. Or obligation.
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Nalo
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Frant
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Feb 2011 12:55 Post subject: |
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dingo_d explained it.
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Frant
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