Would you rather be a nonoffending pedophile, or have accidentally killed someone (e.g., hitting them with your car)
- nonoffending pedophile46.4%
- accidentally killed53.6%
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To the people who answered B, do you actually believe it's morally preferable, or was it more of a selfish choice?
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B because it's an accident that just happens. The first one means you have an urge which you have to always control for your entire life.
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There are degrees of "accidental," I suppose. You might accidentally kill someone because you were checking your phone while driving. Or you might accidentally kill them in a way that a way that really is completely blameless.
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Accidental killer, by FAR. I'd feel some guilt during my probation, but that's not a permanent negative personality trait I'd have to fight down every day.
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I could come to terms with an accident. I couldn’t come to terms with an impulse that makes me want to harm children. Everyone has accidents-some accidents have a higher price-but an actual *desire* to harm kids/having desires whose fulfillment requires harming kids? Nah
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I'm amazed by the number of people who put their personal comfort ahead of someone else life.
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It depends on how the question is interpreted. If choosing B causes someone to be killed, then it is strictly worse than A which harms no one (assuming “nonoffending” continues to apply to the future).
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