Scoundrel7d agoMy favorite question to ask Libertarian types is whether it is ethical to perform CPR on a stranger who stops breathing and passes out without advanced warning. Lots of Libertarians say it's always unethical to take someone's money without consent, even if they recieve something they want in return.
Okay, sure. But is it okay to break someone's sternum without consent while performing proper forceful CPR? Most Libertarians are just Communists or Capitalists or Conservatives and just don't want to present themselves that way for some reason. However, when talking with the rare exception, the CPR question often stumps them.
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Eede3d9…7953827d ago
I like the question. The answer is, life doesn't fall in one strict category. Yin-Yang is s representation of that knowledge.
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Scoundrel6d agoMan, I hope you aren't a Libertarian because that answer is a disappointment. If you are so unwilling to commit to a position that you won't even categorize something as "good" or "bad" then should anyone bother listening to what you have to say?
Can you justify your position concretely rather than relying on ancient Chinese mysticism? I don't believe there is even a single thing that doesn't fall into one category or another. How do you justify your claim that CPR doesn't fall into one category or another?
It seems pretty simple to me. Breaking a person's sternum is bad. Saving a person's life. Breaking a person's sternum without consent is immoral in most circumstances. (The specific rules are irrelevant at the moment.) Breaking a person's sternum during most CPR is moral. Where is the ambiguity? Where is the subjectivity? Who is cultivating the yin and yang aligned chi?
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