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Simple question. What's more wrong: Killing 10 people on purpose, or killing 100 people in an accident you caused?

10 people on purpose. The intent's what makes it worse. As soon as you intend to kill someone, that beats any accident, in my mind.

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It all depends on the persons belief

I would rather kill 10 by myself because its less people

Simple question. What's more wrong: Killing 10 people on purpose, or killing 100 people in an accident you caused?

Depends on the accident. True and honest accident that you couldn't have even forseen that sort of consequence, well, it's not your fault, so, killing 10 on purpose is more wrong. Accident as in carelessness (which isn't a proper accident)? Well, then it becomes tricky and depends on the situation.

10 people on purpose. The intent's what makes it worse. As soon as you intend to kill someone, that beats any accident, in my mind.

Interesting. Would your answer change if the numbers did? Say... killing 1 person on purpose vs accidentally killing 6 billion people?

Depends on which one looks cooler.

Depends on which one looks cooler.

I agree. All questions of right and wrong should be determined by how cool the event looks.

Interesting. Would your answer change if the numbers did? Say... killing 1 person on purpose vs accidentally killing 6 billion people?

I think the idea is what is wrong vs. what is tragic.

neither, there is nothing wrong with killing people, as long as you eat them afterwords.... :p I know, I know. I'm a bad person.

Depends on which one looks cooler.

which depends on how creative you are.:sniper: :mp5: :upyours: :headbang:

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Interesting. Would your answer change if the numbers did? Say... killing 1 person on purpose vs accidentally killing 6 billion people?

Okay, but how could one honestly, accidently kill 6 billion people? A sincere, complete accident? I can't think of how that'd be possible.

Okay, but how could one honestly, accidently kill 6 billion people? A sincere, complete accident? I can't think of how that'd be possible.
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Okay, but how could one honestly, accidently kill 6 billion people? A sincere, complete accident? I can't think of how that'd be possible.

It's a hypothetical situation, we're just assuming its possible for the sake of argument. Mainly I'm looking to see if people really believe intent is more important than outcome. Specifically, if it is, when (if ever) does that change... how bad does the outcome have to be before it's just plain worse no matter how evil the intent is or not?

Okay, but how could one honestly, accidently kill 6 billion people? A sincere, complete accident? I can't think of how that'd be possible.

Happened to me plenty of times. It's all in the wrist.

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It's a hypothetical situation, we're just assuming its possible for the sake of argument. Mainly I'm looking to see if people really believe intent is more important than outcome. Specifically, if it is, when (if ever) does that change... how bad does the outcome have to be before it's just plain worse no matter how evil the intent is or not?

Well... as unrealistic as that is... I *still* think intent makes it worse. Though if it's only one person, and there's some sort of almost understandable reason... say that person killed your entire family in a terrible way... I guess I might waver a bit.

Ok, say there is a virus that will kill several million people, and to make a vaccine, you must drain every drop of blood from a six year old boy. what do you do?

Killing 100 people is worse than killing 10, but killing 10 deliberately is "more wrong."

Intent almost allways trumps accident.

Although, if you kill people accidentally, you should be investigated...If you are found grossly incompetent, they should jail you anyway.

Ok, say there is a virus that will kill several million people, and to make a vaccine, you must drain every drop of blood from a six year old boy. what do you do?

Its easy right now to say that i would drain every drop of blood that i could get from that boy. But what if you were actually placed in that situation. Who knows what you would do. Then again i subscribe to the concept of the needs of the many over the needs of the few. and service before self

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Killing 100 people is worse than killing 10, but killing 10 deliberately is "more wrong."

Damn. I knew I wanted to phrase it better. Oh well.

Ok, say there is a virus that will kill several million people, and to make a vaccine, you must drain every drop of blood from a six year old boy. what do you do?

Drain about a liter at a time so the boy can recover.

unless the vaccine requires his death, in which case shooting is much less time consuming.

yes, the vaccine requires you to kill him and drain his blood.

they are both equally wrong.....or something else that I can't prove.........