The Meaning of Pity and Mercy...what is the RIGHT thing to do? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Half-Hobbit · 04-21-2002, 05:19 PM

This is a good topic. I'm covering ethics right now in philosophy, and I often find myself thinking of Gandalf while we discuss the moral implications of different situations. I can't say I know for sure how I would react, but I think a WWGD? (what would Gandalf do?) attiude is a step in the right direction. Would i spare the wicked at the cost of my own life? I doubt it, I have a right to defend my existence. I'd like to think that I wouldn't needlessly take a life though, even if the life was less than deserving.

04-21-2002, 05:19 PM	#3
The Half-Hobbit Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 51	This is a good topic. I'm covering ethics right now in philosophy, and I often find myself thinking of Gandalf while we discuss the moral implications of different situations. I can't say I know for sure how I would react, but I think a WWGD? (what would Gandalf do?) attiude is a step in the right direction. Would i spare the wicked at the cost of my own life? I doubt it, I have a right to defend my existence. I'd like to think that I wouldn't needlessly take a life though, even if the life was less than deserving. __________________ I'm your only friend. I'm not your only friend, But I'm a little glowing friend, But really I'm not actually your friend, But I am. -They Might Be Giants