Would it be wrong to rape, torture, and/or kill someone(s) if after the act you go back in time and undo the deed, but you (and only you) retain the memory of the act?
2007-04-07 20:44:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Please state why.
2007-04-07 20:47:56 · update #1
To answer babeluv: Technically I never would have stolen the money if I went back and undid the deed. Nobody would have gotten hurt or stolen from.
2007-04-07 20:53:07 · update #2
From a really strange person.
Yes, it would be wrong.
2007-04-07 20:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ethically it is wrong, and morally wrong because the motivation to commit the act in the first place, knowing you can go back in time and undo it allows you a power over a person and situation that others do not have.
Given you are the only person involved who would have memory of the act what would stop you with this knowledge to repeat the act again on the same person? Or, to commit the act again choosing a new victim and then go back and undo it.
This act being repeated in your reality and your memory would give an altered state of consciousness that would so empower you that you would lose your humanity. However, where would this loss occur? In the ability to commit these acts against others or, in your memory?
Ethics are required for self order and social order, morality is so that acts of this kind without remorse are rarely committed by rational people outside of extreme situations. People who have any psychopathic tendencies do not exhibit the capacity of moral, ethical rationale in situations as described. Serial killers being a prime example.
In short, Yes it would be wrong.
2007-04-08 04:04:38 · answer #2 · answered by sag_kat2chat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stealing and killing are 2 different things.
If you steal, what you stole can maybe be replaced. But to kill someone...How do you undo death? What if you just injure the person? The traumatic event that will haunt this person for the rest of their life...How do you undo that? Wrong does not turn to right if you try to make amends. Of course making amends is the right thing to do. But wrong is wrong. Have you ever heard the term, "an eye for an eye"?
So as far as Rape, Torture, and Murder. To make amends would be to totally give your life to the people whom are affected. I guess some things can be mended without telling the affected individual if crime against them was minor.
2007-04-14 23:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by Strong but fair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nothing is at last certain but the integrity of your own mind" Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance
I live by these words.
Going back in time and fixing everything doesn't change anything except how the outside world perceives you. Could you live with yourself knowing you are a rapist, torturer and murder?
I guess it wouldn't be wrong to anyone else if you did so, but it certainly would be wrong for you.
2007-04-08 03:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by pacificislandr4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be pretty wrong, because although nobody is physically hurt, retaining that horrible memory would seriously damage you and could lead to depression and/or suicide. So yes, it would be a horrible thing to do, because you are hurting the most important person in your life: YOU! Thanks for reading my response, I hope I get Best Answer. Good luck and have a good life!
2007-04-15 01:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by ¿viva la gloria? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to say No. I don't think it would be wrong so long as you follow through by going back and undoin' the deed. I mean, if we could all do that, then there'd prolly be no hate/horrible crimes. We could live them out and then undo them.
I can tell you right now that several of my "hot" teachers in high school would no longer be a "Dream" for me, they'd be rape bait.
Good Question.
2007-04-08 03:52:02 · answer #6 · answered by Love Answers 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is wrong, firstly the victim has to go through the act. Secondly depending on the method of time time travel you may just move yourself to another universe to hide from the reality of the act.
2007-04-08 04:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by Kev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be wrong in the point in time that you committed the act. No subsequent event could undo the wrong - once committed.
2007-04-15 17:52:29 · answer #8 · answered by 5375 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I woud say yes and no yes because you did it the frst place and the only way to salv that is to cofrunt it and no if your to go back in time and stop your self from doing that act and will be doing the right thing only in the rong time pered :)
2007-04-15 03:19:36 · answer #9 · answered by Blaze3000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's wrong, because you should always have enough sanity to never want to kill anyone. Unless of course it was to prove some scientific reasoning. Hey!
2007-04-08 03:56:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do u undo raping and torturing somebody.
2007-04-15 23:07:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋