Chapter 12 page 22
Artificer Urza on April 25, 2012
Dun dun DUUUUUUUUN!
He said “I see.” “Thank you.” and “Goodnight.”
A person stands at a cliff, they will commit suicide. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday. It's inevitable. You offer, in exchange for something, to push them off the cliff. They comply. Now, have you just commited murder, or assisted suicide and does it matter morally?
These are general questions, but beware of general answers because I will try to call you out with specific situations. Protip: avoid using all-encompasing words such as never and always.
SotiCoto at 1:15AM, April 30, 2014
No need for exchange. If they want to suicide and CAN suicide then they'll do it themselves, and I'll watch. If they can't then I'll push them off. If I dislike them and there are no other witnesses, they're going off that cliff even if they were only there to admire the view. Frankly, my only consideration when it comes to euthanise someone is whether doing so will hinder my ability to euthanise MORE people later on. Oh, and if someone else was there trying to stop a person committing suicide, they'd be the first one kicked off the cliff, witnesses or no.
JazylH at 10:09PM, May 10, 2012
I kinda saw that coming. Briliant paneling & expressions as always.
Scythe Massakur at 6:16AM, April 26, 2012
NO!!!
yaluumesse at 11:55PM, April 25, 2012
The ever lasting question in this case will be: for what reason does the person want to end his/her live and why can't he/she take the (literal and figural) last step him/her self? But in the end imho it will be murder, even if it's to be justified by morality's compassion and/or love. And in this case morality will be cancelled out cause it's in exchange for a payment of some kind.
Lopriest at 11:41PM, April 25, 2012
Morality is irrelevant, a matter of belief/tradition and not conductive to free thinking. It is an ethical question. If the person is standing, we can assume they're not terminally ill and it is true suicide and not euthanasia. Suicide is inherently selfish and unethical as it hurts others (your loved ones, those that witness and clean up...) Assisting the suicide for gain is committing the act out of greed, inherently evil and selfish as well, and unethical by association.
kriminder at 10:21AM, April 25, 2012
I'm going to say murder. Your example focuses on pushing someone off a cliff. If they physically cant do it the suicide from falling off a cliff wouldnt be inevitable. You are getting something out of it as well so your not any better than a hitman. The question of Morality depends on what you believe in. I know this answer is sort of all over the place and lots of thaughts messed together
PaulEberhardt at 6:59AM, April 25, 2012
Well, would it have been fraud if you couldn't bring yourself to do it after cutting the deal? ;)
ghostrunner at 1:49AM, April 25, 2012
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