Poll: Kill one to save ten?
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In real life? Yes, I'd normally save the ten.
Because there'd be people watching my every move and numerous other staff members who would know the full situation and prevent me from murdering the eleven people (unless I'd already killed everyone else in the hospital in a bloodless way and hidden their bodies on the top floor while 'attending' the patients on the ground and second floors).
Because there'd be people watching my every move and numerous other staff members who would know the full situation and prevent me from murdering the eleven people (unless I'd already killed everyone else in the hospital in a bloodless way and hidden their bodies on the top floor while 'attending' the patients on the ground and second floors).
It depends on who the one guy is and who the ten people are.
Nah, just joking. But if I was a doctor I would have a duty to not just let a guy die, no matter what. If he came in needing immediate care, and it was my job to provide that care, I would do it. Worry about the other ten later.
Nah, just joking. But if I was a doctor I would have a duty to not just let a guy die, no matter what. If he came in needing immediate care, and it was my job to provide that care, I would do it. Worry about the other ten later.
Although logically the needs of the many do out way the needs of the few. (yes, I borrowed that from Star Trek, shut up) However as a doctor it wouldn't be my call to make. My job would be to save lives on a case by case basis. I.E. if I can save his life, it's my job to do so. It's not my job to decide who lives and who dies.
I will refer to scrubs on this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbEkKa-W55s
But in all seriousness, as a doctor you are obligated to fight for every single life. If you killed that man you would be no better than a murderer, because those ten people don't have a 100% chance of death, you can save all of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbEkKa-W55s
But in all seriousness, as a doctor you are obligated to fight for every single life. If you killed that man you would be no better than a murderer, because those ten people don't have a 100% chance of death, you can save all of them.
I would kill one person to save ten.
But in this case there's no way to be sure I WOULD save ALL ten of those people. Sometimes things go wrong in surgery. So I wouldn't do it in this instance.
But I'd commit manslaughter/murder against one person if I could save 10 people by doing so.
But in this case there's no way to be sure I WOULD save ALL ten of those people. Sometimes things go wrong in surgery. So I wouldn't do it in this instance.
But I'd commit manslaughter/murder against one person if I could save 10 people by doing so.
In that specific instance, no I wouldn't.
Doctor's swear an oath to help their patients, and to kill the one man would simply be murder.
This situation is pretty unrealistic though.
If the man were to die of natural cause or because they couldn't save him, then save the others.
Doctor's swear an oath to help their patients, and to kill the one man would simply be murder.
This situation is pretty unrealistic though.
If the man were to die of natural cause or because they couldn't save him, then save the others.
I agree with you. As a doctor, you're job is to save lives. If you can save the man, then do it. The amount of people who've said yes in the poll is disturbing. Makes you wonder what would happen if THEY were the ones coming in sick and got butchered to be donated off when they could have been saved. Disgusting.Flunk said:
No, as you said I am a doctor and can not sacrifice one to save ten. It's against my Hippocratic Oath to let a patient die for whatever reason. Not only is it a direct violation of the oath but I could get sued for malpractice. However, I would do it since I am not a doctor.
Not only that but liars. A doctor would save that one man to follow the oath, avoid a malpractice suet, or whatever. The problem with this question is people don't understand what it truly means to be a doctor.Ice Storm said:
This is a stupid and manipulative question. If you were to ask, "Would you brutally murder a healthy, innocent person in order to save the life of ten others?" no sane person would answer yes. A person's ethics cannot be so easily pigeonholed, judged, or condemned.
Errr.... Moral ethics in hypothetical situations give me a head ache.
Due to the simple fact that people severely underestimate or overestimate their response in foresight. That is, once you're actually in that situation as unlikely as it is, to what extent will you fulfill what you say now. Also it's the internet, and everybody loves to use internet logic, most people will choose the most 'logical' answer and completely dismiss their emotive response, you'll think "Hey one life is worth ten lives" which seems reasonable enough... for now. You'll of course leave out the other dozen or so factors that would influence your decision, such as legal issues, is your job on the line?, does this man deserve to die, do the other people deserve to live, to what extent will this man suffer in the process, what about the families etc. This ladies and gentlemen is called presentism.
Due to the simple fact that people severely underestimate or overestimate their response in foresight. That is, once you're actually in that situation as unlikely as it is, to what extent will you fulfill what you say now. Also it's the internet, and everybody loves to use internet logic, most people will choose the most 'logical' answer and completely dismiss their emotive response, you'll think "Hey one life is worth ten lives" which seems reasonable enough... for now. You'll of course leave out the other dozen or so factors that would influence your decision, such as legal issues, is your job on the line?, does this man deserve to die, do the other people deserve to live, to what extent will this man suffer in the process, what about the families etc. This ladies and gentlemen is called presentism.