Originally Posted by Makedde

Originally Posted by Diuretic

No Mak it can't. The old bloke is in fact a Noble Laureate in medicine. If he dies then it may take years for a cure for cancer to be found. He is notorious for keeping his findings in his head and not sharing them with anyone else and not making written notes.

Should he be saved?

Originally Posted by Makedde

Originally Posted by Diuretic

No Mak it can't. The old bloke is in fact a Noble Laureate in medicine. If he dies then it may take years for a cure for cancer to be found. He is notorious for keeping his findings in his head and not sharing them with anyone else and not making written notes.

Should he be saved?

Originally Posted by TheChief

I would stop of and perform my vulcan mind meld on him then procceed to the pregnant woman..

Originally Posted by Agnapostate

I would like to present another hypothetical scenario designed to clarify one's moral intuitions and beliefs. Suppose that you are a doctor driving to a patient, a young mother who is about to give birth. It looks like she will need a caesarian section. It is late at night and you come across a car accident on the country road you are travelling on. Two cars are involved in the accident and both drivers are unconscious and have visible injuries. One of the men is the father of the child you are going to deliver, and the other man is very old. You do not know the extent of their injuries, but in your opinion, without immediate medical help, one or both may die. Which persons do you immediately attend to and why: the young mother, her husband, or the old man? After that, in which order would you attend to the others?