First Real Post

As i sit here at work and think upon all the things that i should talk about a few things come to mind. Movies, Books, Games, Life, Love. It seems that everything has been covered. How many more blogs need to exist and talk about how silly their lives are. How many more blogs need to cover their opinions on politics. The answer, in my opinion, is not many more. I don't need to say what 1000 other people are saying. I don't need to try and argue with people about what they think. People are allowed to do and say that they wish. So i make this pledge to you. I will not judge you for what you think. Nor will i judge you for what you say. Nor will i even judge you for how you act. Who am i to know what your thinking, or feeling, or why your doing the things you do. No single thing is every wrong or right always. Murder is justified when you kill someone in defense of your loved ones. Theft is justified when you still to help your family. Embezzling if your stealing money from an evil corporation and then planning on donating the money to charity.

We've grown up in this world trying to tell us what is right and wrong. Trying to say "Do this, don't do this". How do we know what we're supposed to do? Our culture tells us. Our society. Who say's we should listen to our society? Nazi Germany's society told them kill the jews. Was it right to do that? Our society says no, that was wrong. According the the Nazi's society it was right. I know that i personally think it was wrong.

I personally think that us as people aren't as civilized  as we'd like to think. I have a few questions for you to answer. Please.

1. A man stands on a platform watching as 5 people are about to get run over by a train. He looks to his right and sees a lever. If he pulls the lever, the train will switch tracks. However, on those tracks there is a single man who will not have time to get out of the way. Should the man pull the lever? Would you pull the lever?

2. In a similar situation, a man stands on a platform watching as 5 people are about to get run over by a train, but now there is no lever and a man stands next to him. The first man has a choice. If he pushes the other man onto the tracks that man will die but the train will come to a stop and the five people will be saved. Should he do it? Would you do it?

3. Is there a difference between these two questions when it comes to your moral judgement?