A Fallacious Tear-Jerking Scenario (Nancy)
Ian & Pam Dorion dorioni@ipa.net
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 15:32:34 -0600 (00874553554, 34204C72.3EF5@ipa.net)
Greg, Nancy, and James Todd wrote:
>
> >MATT
> >What would you do if your son/daughter was being raped by a group of men.
> >Intervene or stand back and watch?
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >NANCY
> >I'll ignore that fact that there are more possibilities than either
> >intervening or standing back and watching. But I would most certainly
> >intervene, even though I might be putting myself at risk.
> >
> >MATT
> >Ok let me provide you with some further information on the situation and
> >see of your course of action would be the same. You have (hypothetically)
> >two children. The men have indicated to you that if you attempt to
> >intervene in the rape of one of them they will not only rape, but also kill
> >the child. Further they will also do likewise with your other child and
> >then kill both you and your husband. Would you still intervene?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Matt
> >
> >
> NANCY
> A tentative yes, but you have completely changed the scenario and haven't
> provided all the details of this situation. I would do whatever I could to
> prevent my child from being harmed, even if it put my entire family at risk.
> Are you going to keep changing the scenario until you find one to which I
> will respond "no?"
>
> Nancy
> todds@pa.net
IAN
Matt, what would you do if God came to you in a dream and
told you to kill the queen, laying out a very detailed and
viable plan where this could be accomplished?