Imagine this: someone very close to you is about to gain a position of influence. A well-received fortune teller sought you out to tell you about a vision she saw, a vision in which this person that is about to gain a position of influence will cause a calamity that will bring pain and suffering for many years. She tells you that she see you doing one of two things:
1) you will ignore this warning and do nothing; allowing your loved one to do what he/she is destined to do, knowing it may cause you or people you care about great pain. By doing this you will be able to go home and live your life, or
2) you can stop this person, even if it means killing him/her. Killing such an important person with premeditation will mean prison and even possibly the death sentence, and you will lose your livelihood, your family, your friends; but you will be able to rest easy knowing you saved thousands--if not millions-- of lives.
Given the two choices, what would you do and why?
2006-11-20
21:00:02
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hotstepper2100
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