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    This document contains two discussion questions about consequentialism and making difficult moral choices. 1) The first question presents a scenario where a house is on fire and the person can only save either their spouse or their neighbor's family of eight. Consequentialism would say to save the eight neighbors to maximize the good outcome. 2) The second question asks if one agrees with consequentialism that the decision itself is not as important as the consequences of that decision. An example is given of a video game where choices have unintended consequences later in the game.

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    This document contains two discussion questions about consequentialism and making difficult moral choices. 1) The first question presents a scenario where a house is on fire and the person can only save either their spouse or their neighbor's family of eight. Consequentialism would say to save the eight neighbors to maximize the good outcome. 2) The second question asks if one agrees with consequentialism that the decision itself is not as important as the consequences of that decision. An example is given of a video game where choices have unintended consequences later in the game.

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    Assignment 12 Answer The Following Questions With A Paragraph or Two Each

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    This document contains two discussion questions about consequentialism and making difficult moral choices. 1) The first question presents a scenario where a house is on fire and the person can only save either their spouse or their neighbor's family of eight. Consequentialism would say to save the eight neighbors to maximize the good outcome. 2) The second question asks if one agrees with consequentialism that the decision itself is not as important as the consequences of that decision. An example is given of a video game where choices have unintended consequences later in the game.

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    Assignment 12

    Answer the following questions with a paragraph or two each.

    ● Consider the following scenario. You are married and have no kids. Your house and your
    neighbor’s house are both on fire. Your neighbor has a spouse and six kids. You can only
    run into one house and save the people inside (you can either save your spouse or the
    eight people who live next-door). You don’t really know your neighbors. Who do you save
    – your spouse or the eight strangers who live next-door? What would consequentialism
    tell you to do? Why?
    ● Consequentialism states that it’s not the decision that matters (in terms of morality) but
    instead what happens because of the decision. Do you agree with this idea? Write about a
    time when you (or someone you know) made a decision that seemed morally wrong but
    actually had the better moral outcome.
    1. My husband is a firefighter, so if a fire were to break out he would save people after
    making sure I was okay. In this scenario I am going to assume my husband is not a
    firefighter. I would save my spouse above anyone else (as long as my kids are not in
    danger). My husband is my husband and a major part of my life and happiness. I know
    consequentialism tells you to make choices that would benefit the most people in the end,
    but I can not choose to save strangers over a loved one first. If I had time after I made
    sure my spouse was safe then I would try to save the other people.
    2. I actually play video games that are based on consequentialism. The company that made
    the games was called TellTale, they are sadly out of business but made some fantastic
    games. This company made their video games in a story fashion that was based on your
    choices you made. In the Walking Dead video games you come face to face with a ten
    second choice in who lives and dies. If you choose to side with one character then you are
    also blamed when that character kills someone, when there is a zombie horde you have to
    choose who to save. Because of who you save they affect the story either positively or
    negatively.

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