Fantastic ethical conundrum presented from Reddit, I'm still thinking about it

[Type Username Here]

Think of an action you find to be the most immoral or unethical act a person could commit. It could be what ever you find most repugnant. .

Now, what scenario would you prefer:

You are forced to commit this act but no one will EVER know about it

OR

You choose not to commit this act but everyone will think you did it anyway (and there is no convincing everyone else otherwise). This means friends, family, loved ones.
EDIT: No capital punishment or imprisonment in involved. You can't hide either. You have to live among society where everyone thinks you did this crime.


What would you choose?

 

[Bud Bundy]

I would like to think i would stick to my moral code and be blamed for the act and take the punishment (hopefully a swift death). I won't do it but I would take the blame knowing the truth.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

lol wait whats so great about this question???

maybe the reddit responses made it better than it seems

 

[Brown_Pride]

lol wait whats so great about this question???

maybe the reddit responses made it better than it seems

Here let's make it more concrete.
Would you...

A. Like to screw a baby and get away with it

B. NOT screw a baby, but have everyone think you did and suffer the consequences?

 

[Brown_Pride]

I'm gonna say B. I can live with the truth, I don't think I could live with the knowledge that I did what I did.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

Here let's make it more concrete.
Would you...

A. Like to screw a baby and get away with it

B. NOT screw a baby, but have everyone think you did and suffer the consequences?

but its a wack question because the only cliff hanger is that you "suffer the consequences"

suffering the consequences of any capital punishment crime is going to suck, so what does it matter the level of immorality (<- is that right?)

sounds to me like we're just building a defense against wrongful rape conviction

 

[Bud Bundy]

but its a wack question because the only cliff hanger is that you "suffer the consequences"

suffering the consequences of any capital punishment crime is going to suck, so what does it matter the level of immorality (<- is that right?)

sounds to me like we're just building a defense against wrongful rape conviction

the question is asking could you live with doing what you think is most immoral act you can imagine.

Are you a pschopath or not.

 

[Beng Beng]

I would like to think i would stick to my moral code and be blamed for the act and take the punishment (hopefully a swift death). I won't do it but I would take the blame knowing the truth.

This

 

[Brown_Pride]

but its a wack question because the only cliff hanger is that you "suffer the consequences"

suffering the consequences of any capital punishment crime is going to suck, so what does it matter the level of immorality (<- is that right?)

sounds to me like we're just building a defense against wrongful rape conviction

just pick a fukin letter tough guy

 

[Type Username Here]

but its a wack question because the only cliff hanger is that you "suffer the consequences"

suffering the consequences of any capital punishment crime is going to suck, so what does it matter the level of immorality (<- is that right?)

sounds to me like we're just building a defense against wrongful rape conviction

Okay, take out capital punishment or imprisonment.

Now you just have to live in a society where everyone thinks you have done this unspeakable thing

 

[daze23]

just pick a fukin letter tough guy

C

 

[Brown_Pride]

C

let me rephrase then A or b? Neither, none, abstain, or refrain are not options

 

[tru_m.a.c]

Okay, take out capital punishment or imprisonment.

Now you just have to live in a society where everyone thinks you have done this unspeakable thing

the question is asking could you live with doing what you think is most immoral act you can imagine.

Are you a pschopath or not.

But the first question ask if I would be cool getting away with that same immoral act. I'm against doing the immoral act because its immoral NOT because I might get caught.

The parallels between the choices are not equal.

edit: oh it says forced....naaaaah....brings up some other shyt I don't agree with then. Because now its a hypothetical I'm choosing to be forced into, to get away with something I'm against, so I don't have to deal with public ridicule?

 

[Bud Bundy]

But the first question ask if I would be cool getting away with that same immoral act. I'm against doing the immoral act because its immoral NOT because I might get caught.

The parallels between the choices are not equal.

either you stick to morals or not in face of the consequences.

 

[The Real]

Think of an action you find to be the most immoral or unethical act a person could commit. It could be what ever you find most repugnant. .

Now, what scenario would you prefer:

You are forced to commit this act but no one will EVER know about it

OR

You choose not to commit this act but everyone will think you did it anyway (and there is no convincing everyone else otherwise). This means friends, family, loved ones.
EDIT: No capital punishment or imprisonment in involved. You can't hide either. You have to live among society where everyone thinks you did this crime.


What would you choose?

Here's a question. The first choice claims that "you are forced" to commit this act. Does this mean that you necessarily must do this act which you find repugnant? Or just that you must do this act even if you don't find yourself thinking you would otherwise never do it/it's not necessarily entirely against your will?

I think this affects the contrast between the choices a great deal. If you think an act is horrible, but would still do it if you could get away with it (suggesting that you only think it's bad because of possible negative consequences to you,) then the stakes are very different than if you think something is just straight up wrong and would never do it of your own free will even if no one knew (but the victim(s) and no one could prove that you did it.