Posted by Dinah on December 12, 2004, at 16:54:16
In reply to Re: Any ethicists out there? » Dinah, posted by alexandra_k on December 12, 2004, at 16:46:13
Yes, that is what I meant. I tend to be rather concrete in my reasoning, and I just can't seem to get past the fact that there is a causal relationship between my decisions and what happens later. The fact that I meant well, or what my intentions were don't matter. What matters most is that if I do A then X will happen and if I do B then Y will happen. That makes X and Y my fault. Trouble is that X and Y are unknowns. I can guess, but I don't know what they are yet. The fact that I don't know doesn't matter either.
I *hate* those quality of life decisions. That really does feel like playing God or being grandiose. Even with the dogs.
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