Questions of Ethics
Monday, June 12, 2006
Question number 1
If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis; would you recommend that she have an abortion?
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Read the next question before scrolling down to the answer of this one.
Question number 2
It is time to elect a new world leader, and your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates:
Candidate A: Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B: He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whisky every evening.
Candidate C: He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and hasn't had any extramarital affairs.
Which of these candidates would be your choice? Decide first, no peeking, then scroll down for the answer.
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Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Candidate B is Winston Churchill
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Candidate C is Adolph Hitler
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And by the way: Answer to the abortion question: If you said yes, you just killed Beethoven.
Pretty interesting isn't it. Makes a person think before judging someone.