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Originally Posted by Asher Bertrand  I'm not saying to jump in the water if you're scared of the stuff and don't know how to swim, but ffs, pick up the phone and call for help? Scream for help? Anything? Seriously, you could see that going down and do nothing and be able to sleep at night? Really? |
Well OK, let's look at the situation and look back at my first post.
Your hypothetical question actually, without I think your realizing it, already contains an outcome and a conclusion.
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I see you flailing in the water and I don't care enough to try to help, I'm evil.
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1 Someone is drowning
2 You don't care
3 you chose to do nothing
4 because of your inaction, you are evil
But there's more to it than that. Naturally, I can't speak for others, but I see the thought process more like this;
1 Someone is drowning
2 Is there a
reason to care?
3 After looking at the situation, in my mind, is helping the "right" thing to do whether or not I personally care or have in investment in the person ...
OR ... do I maybe the deliberate choice not to act, let the person drown perfectly aware that regardless of my feelings, doing so would be considered by common morality to be evil?
4 Choice
YMMV