Some data from my "Should You Kill the Fatman?" experiment (http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/fatman/Default.aspx …). 78% willing to torture in ticking bomb scenario.pic.twitter.com/d3eSpnwdJe
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your survey is an important reminder of the moral complexities surrounding the issue - no easy answers. 2/2
torture is wrong as a matter of principle, will countenance torture given that particular ticking bomb scenario.
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as a matter of pure consequences it is very difficult to say 'no' in that example.
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Right. But the moment you factor in consequences you've got a "wedge" - you need to consider each instance on its merits.
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Absolutely, what I found when looking at how supporters of legalised torture made their case was that they ignored a number of neg conseqs
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Yup, legalisation moves it into the terrain of rule utilitarianism, and then it becomes much more difficult to conjure justifications.
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True. Despite that, the last 15 years has seen the most sustained scholarly attack on the absolute prohibition against torture ever seen
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If the Q were 'should it be lawful to torture?' it would have the added negative consequence of institutionalisation
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