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I thought I thought experiment
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Posted by daryl on April 23, 2007 @09:09 AM (Reply)
Judith Thompson provided one of the most striking and effective thought experiments in the moral realm. Her example is aimed at a popular anti-abortion argument that goes something like this: The fetus is an innocent person with a right to life. Abortion results in the death of a fetus. Therefore, abortion is morally wrong. In her thought experiment we are asked to imagine a famous violinist falling into a coma. The society of music lovers determines from medical records that you and you alone can save the violinist's life by being hooked up to him for nine months. The music lovers break into your home while you are asleep and hook the unconscious (and unknowing, hence innocent) violinist to you. You may want to unhook him, but you are then faced with this argument put forward by the music lovers: The violinist is an innocent person with a right to life. Unhooking him will result in his death. Therefore, unhooking him is morally wrong.
source: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thought-experiment/
I wasn't aware that a group of crazy assed music lovers went around making babies inside of people. who the hell is this stupid bitch kidding?
that's probably the worst example of a "thought experiment" I've ever seen. nevermind that these morons at Stanford want to push their liberal agenda (like any other modern American University), and nevermind that they so obviously feel the need to appeal to pseudointellectual idiots who think they're cool for reading about shitty thought experiments.
they are a UNIVERSITY, and any respectable University wouldn't ever print shit from this stupid Judith Thompson retard.
what a dumb bitch. I think she needs someone to violate her "women's rights."
who the hell is this bitch kidding?
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