Thomson’s Violin
One day, you wake up in hospital. In the nearby bed lies a world famous violinist who is connected to you with various tubes and machines.
To your horror, you discover that you have been kidnapped by the Music Appreciation Society. Aware of the maestro’s impending death, they hooked you up to the violinist.
If you stay in the hospital bed, connected to the violinist, he will be totally cured in nine months. You are unlikely to suffer harm. No one else can save him. Do you have an obligation to stay connected?
My Response
Hmmm...this here is a dillemma. Well I would have to say that I would stay in the hospital bed for nine months for this person. I would allow him to be cured by me. I feel that if I have the chance to save someone elses life, with no cost to me except my time and patience, I should do so happily. Whether or not the person had money would not make a difference to me because I would sue the Music Appreciation Society. I did not sign any paper or volunteer to do this. Whether man or woman, child or adult, I would not care. My family would have to come and visit me and we would still be close. I would help this person. I would save a life.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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2 comments:
That is really cool that you do not care whether or not the person is young or old, rich or poor, and that you would save their life anyways.
Would anything make it so that you wouldn't save their life? What if they were someone who was a Nazi, or someone that was even worse? Would you still save them then? It would be hard, I don't think I could, I would try but I do not think it would rest on my conscience to save them.
well i might save them
that is a hard one
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