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Ends do not justify means         


Author: C3
Date: Apr 20, 2008 21:20

Most people have heard "the end never justifies the means". I beleive
this to be true.

If someone has accomplished a task through unfair means should they
keep it?

Example, if someone has acheived a cure for cancer by experimenting on
rats should they keep the cure? The rats didn't suffer and die for
nothing, right?

The argument against this is two-fold.
1) it sets a bad example and will encourage more bad behavior
2)if the rat is in Heaven he will "give you back" the cure and you can
accept it with a clean conscience. If he's not in Heaven, all the
more reason you should at least die (or live) trying to restore the
rat to originality.

C3
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Re: Ends do not justify means         


Author: Immortalist
Date: Apr 20, 2008 22:35

On Apr 20, 9:20 pm, C3 aol.com> wrote:
> Most people have heard "the end never justifies the means".  I beleive
> this to be true.
>
> If someone has accomplished a task through unfair means should they
> keep it?
>
> Example, if someone has acheived a cure for cancer by experimenting on
> rats should they keep the cure? The rats didn't suffer and die for
> nothing, right?
>
> The argument against this is two-fold.
> 1) it sets a bad example and will encourage more bad behavior
> 2)if the rat is in Heaven he will "give you back" the cure and you can
> accept it with a clean conscience.  If he's not in Heaven, all the
> more reason you should at least die (or live) trying to restore the
> rat to originality.
>
> C3
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Re: Ends do not justify means         


Author: curmudgeon
Date: Apr 20, 2008 22:38

"Only failures cheat."
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Re: Ends do not justify means         


Author: Immortalist
Date: Apr 20, 2008 23:19

On Apr 20, 10:35 pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 20, 9:20 pm, C3 aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>> Most people have heard "the end never justifies the means".  I beleive
>> this to be true.
>
>> If someone has accomplished a task through unfair means should they
>> keep it?
>
>> Example, if someone has acheived a cure for cancer by experimenting on
>> rats should they keep the cure? The rats didn't suffer and die for
>> nothing, right?
>
>> The argument against this is two-fold.
>> 1) it sets a bad example and will encourage more bad behavior
>> 2)if the rat is in Heaven he will "give you back" the cure and you can ...
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