Can You Answer These Tricky Moral Dilemmas?

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I was recently introduced to an interesting website that has a variety of philosophy quizzes on it. I thought, after realising the questions were quite interesting, that I would make a video going through some of them, and explaining my thinking!

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Intro 0:00
Question One 1:07
Question Two 8:10
Question Three 9:59
Closing Thoughts 18:16

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[Comboman]

Would love to see them all answered! Don't care if it's 10 20min videos or 10000 hours. Please honor my will to be happy 4 the greater good.

[kevinsmith]

For number one, you are certainly not always in this situation. Every time you add responsibility to your plate, it requires more from you. Therefore, every time you helped someone out, it would require more, and at some point, it would no longer be true that the cost is low for you to help them.

[kourtneynilsson]

For question 1, the question specifically says "in the street." In this specific scenario, where it's possible and/or likely there is no one else that can actually help, I think you actually do have a -weak- moral obligation to help.

[penpenliddygd]

The first question said little cost, not comparatively low, big difference

[andibrema]

Alex: Imagine saving on razor blades because you could give that money to charity. That would be ridiculous.
Also Alex, two months later:

[OneMoreJames]

"...statistically speaking, you're probably not subscribed..."

I have never been a statistical anomaly, before. Cool!

[thegenderfluidthing]

I think the problem with the first question is we cannot really define what non essential is, and eventually it depends on each specific situation again.

[elijahherson]

For Q1, this is why I am trying to find a middle ground between psychological egoism and Utilitarianism. Both have very modern and valid points, but require the other when put into real practice.

[benlloyd]

For question one, part of the question was "at little cost to yourself". Constantly donating money is costing you, and so is altering your life to the extent where you no longer are able to do things that are not essential. Anything that will affect you, will, in a way, be costing you. Therefore you are not obligated to do this in relation to the terms of that argument. At least, that's my view on it.

[TheWorldsStage]

Do the entire quiz because it begins to ask the same questions but with slightly different circumstances and it's a way to see if those circumstances make a difference to the overall morality. Also there is a score at the end.

[Think__Yourself]

I’d love to see more of these! I especially love how respectful you are to others’ views.

[rootveg]

Disagree with your answer to the first question you took it way too generally. The question was specific in its detail of the scenario of you passing someone in the street.

[jakecostanza]

That's why I like this guy, he can convince you of anything and then, convince you of the opposite.

[Bakugo]

"would you kill 10 thousand to save 100 thousand?"

me: "depends on which side my mom is on"

[Gismho]

All of this fellow's videos are extremely interesting and well presented. I enjoy listening to this young man's logic and articulation. He commands a good knowledge of the English language also. Please continue with your videos: they are uniformly instructive and enlightening, particularly on the topics of morality and religion.

[billy]

One of your earlier videos had "Restart" by Ozma at the ending card, and it got me into the band. Very good crying songs can be found between stacks of amazing, entracing but mean grooves.

Very cool, thank you, CosmicSkeptic.

[FectacularSpail]

The first question reminds me of my intro to philosophy class, in which I had a great teacher. I think he was talking about utilitarianism (it was a long time ago) but he asked everyone to raise their hands if they had two kidneys. Everyone raises their hands. He says "Nobody here has donated a kidney? Don't you realize there are lots of people out there with only one kidney, and some who don't have any working kidneys? And you are all just walking around with two working kidneys, you immoral bastards!" lol

[BuckshotBill]

I will say that question one's distinction that there is little cost to yourself is an important one. I think we all understand that the more you help others, at some point or another, it becomes a higher cost. If we spend more time and effort helping others, it may not be proportional, but the cost does increase.

I learned this the hard way as a guy who really enjoys helping people. I didn't assign much value to myself or my time. It put me in a place where I was unable to help others for a long time, due to being unwell.

Thus, I think the conclusion that we are obligated to help if it is little cost can be argued as long as you remember the "low cost" stipulation.

[TallKulWmn]

It’s been a year for you but only 20 minutes for me. It’s interesting following your thought process. Thank you for sharing 💭

[lifewitheves]

Please go through the list! I’ll be waiting for the next 4 questions because your phenomenal!