...Not To Kill. An Absolute Moral Truth?

A thought experiment. Stick with me.


If you kill another human; is this morally wrong? YES/NO

What if you caught him stealing your phone? YES/NO

What about if you saw him hit a child? YES/NO

What about if the child told you that he had physically abused her for 4 years? YES/NO

What if you found out he had been cheating on you? YES/NO

What if he killed another man for money? YES/NO

What about if she had killed a man for abusing her as a child? YES/NO

What about if she had killed a man for continuing to abuse her, and her sister? YES/NO

What if she killed your brother? YES/NO

What if it came out that your brother had been the abuser? YES/NO


What if he raped your wife? YES/NO

What if he killed your whole family? YES/NO

What if he killed a man he mistook as his family's murderer? YES/NO

What if he threatened to kill you? YES/NO

What if you were told to kill a man or you would be killed? YES/NO

What if he shot a police officer? YES/NO

What if she assassinated a president? YES/NO

Or if he assassinated an evil tyrant? YES/NO

What if she had orchestrated the September 11 attacks? YES/NO

What if he had orchestrated the September 11 attacks, but now felt remorse? YES/NO

What if that man had been hit by a train and was now unable to care for himself? YES/NO

What if he was conscious, but in excruciating pain during every waking moment? YES/NO

What if she asked you to kill her? YES/NO

What if she got down on her knees, crying, and pleaded? YES/NO

What if she was diagnosed as being in a permanent vegetative state? YES/NO

What if you couldn't afford to take care of her? YES/NO

What if you became unintentionally pregnant? YES/NO

What if you couldn't afford to take care of it? YES/NO

What if the pregnancy was a result of rape? YES/NO

What if he died from starvation and it was attributable, in part, to your good fortune and indifference? YES/NO

What if you chose not to help even when you could afford to? YES/NO



I'm curious... For how many questions did you answer NO?
Which questions, and why?
What is it that makes those actions more morally justifiable than others?
And who/what decides this distinction? Is it you? Your emotional attachment to the situation? Your culture? Your religion? Or an inherent moral truth?
What does it mean if someone else answers NO to a question that you answered YES to?
Are they morally wrong?