I have to reply to my peers DB. He chose Lifeboat Dilemma.

(DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts)

I chose the Lifeboat Dilemma. In this scenario we have a ship striking an Iceberg resulting in the passengers abandoning ship. Now, we have an overcrowded lifeboat that is made to support 7 People and has 30 onboard. There is a storm threatening to sink the boat and the load will have to be lightened to save lives. The captain has decided he will have to throw some people overboard in order to save some of the others. Since they would have died anyway, saving some people was better than losing everyone. One question that arises, is it ok to sacrifice some lives to save others? If they were going to die anyway, is throwing them overboard really murder? What I believe is it is never ok to take a life. So, making the decision to throw one overboard would be wrong when considering ones belief that all life is sacred, and murder is always wrong (Value-based decision). This would fall inline with moral objectivism that murder is always wrong in any circumstance. When considering Moral relativism, say your culture allows human sacrifice to please the gods and ensure the safety and well being for the rest of the population. In such a case, throwing a few overboard would be considered a good thing and those who volunteered may be considered heroes to the rest of the survivors.