The Dilemma Man

(align:"=><=")+(box:"X")[//A young man is in his college years of life. He persues work-study living paycheck to paycheck with hardly any free time. He gets up from his desk scattered with school material, turns on the news, and goes to the balcony to light up a cigarette after a long day of studying. He overhears the TV: // "Seventeen year old boy and his brother went caving on their familys vacation in Colorado. His brothers leg got stucking blocking their only exit. He makes a difficult decision to cut his brothers leg off, and try to get help before his brother bleeds out. Sadly his brother soon passed away before help could make it. The family is experiencing tremendous grief, and their neighborhood got togethor for a moment of silence. We'll be right back with an interview of the family." How could anyone do that? Cut the leg off of your own brother? If it were me i'd starve to death with him. That boy is a murderer. //He thought to himself.// Sometimes I look out into the world and wonder if there's any good. I mean how hard could it possibly be to do the right thing? //He decides to go out for a walk to get his mind off of everything. While walking down the alley a man approaches. A trench coat down to his legs, A hat large enough to cover his face. // "Is this guy some kinda detective?" //He wonders.// //As they're about to walk past, the man bumps into him dropping an envelope.// "What's your deal!?" //He says; then shouts// "You dropped your envelope!" //He bends down to pick it up and gets up to find that the man is gone. He rushes to the corner to check if he may have turned, but that strange figure is nowhere to be found. Confused, he decides to open the envelope and read what's inside.// "Upon your recent over simplification of morality, your judgement over others in an unpleasant situation, and your fixed beliefs of what's right and wrong. You will be put to the test" //Even more confused he decides to put this strange experience behind him and continue walking. During this, he recieves a phone call from his mom. Should he [[Answer]]? Or [[Don't Answer]]?//]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[Hey Mom" //He said casually.// "Hii! How's college going??" //She said enthusiastically.// "Not bad, I'm just on a nightly stroll taking a break from studying" "Have you been keeping up with your student loans?? And using me and your fathers 529 plan responsibly?" //She said concerned.// //The question struck a nerve.// //"Do I tell her that I've been wasting my college funds on partying?" He thought.// //Him and his mother have always been deeply connected up until he left for college. He cares deeply about his mother and wouldn't ever want to hurt her especially with how dedicated she was in his academic journey. That being said, his mother has a tendency over react to things, and she stresses out alot when something problematic is happening; epecially with him. However how long can he keep this lie up? He believes he's able to get out of it himself, but also wonders if he could use his mothers help, and if it would be better to tell her before his situation worsens. He's hit with a dilemma; should he [[Lie]] protecting his mothers well being? Or should he tell the [[Truth]] Because honesty is a good policy?// ]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")["Okay im so glad my baby's doing well all by himself in the big world!" //She exclaimed// "Thanks mom" //He says rolling his eyes.// //He continues to talk with his mom for a couple more minutes. Mentioning all the good things he can think of about his college experience. Not mentioning how he's living paycheck to paycheck, has started smoking, and is failing half of his classes. The call ends with his mother proud, and him feeling guilty and regretful.// "I can't believe I just lied to her about something so big, something she's dedicated so much time into. Should I have told her the truth? I just can't bare the dissapointment she would have towards me." //He thought somberly.// //The envelope he picked up earlier begins shining in his pocket. He takes it out and decides to read it// "Concerning your recent decision to lie to your mother. You should feel shameful. You cannot keep this lie up forever, and the longer you do; the more dissapointment you're mother will have when the truth comes out. However by the time the truth comes out, it will be too late; you'll be in extreme financial debt because of your irresponsible behavior. Do you honestly think you can get out of this yourself? That's unrealistic you and I both know this. If only you were honest up front, she may be dissapointed and stressed, but it would be much easier to get out of this with her help. You've made a mistake." //In a state of shock he paranoingly looks around to see if anyone is watching him.// "The notes right, I should should call her back and tell her" //He thinks as he turns his phone on only to find that is has no battery left// "It was at ninety percent a minute ago!?" //The note in his hand lights up again, and more text begins appearing on the paper.// "Your moral actions are set in stone, no amount of guilt will purify them." //In disbelief he runs back towards his apartement, but trips over having a bad fall. He keeps running, and keeps tripping over more and more. He's out of breathe, lying on he ground. He turns to his back looking up at the sky marked with bruises.// "Who.. Are you?" //He says painfully// //The note lights up again with more text appearing.// "The essence of morality, the fundamental nature of dilemma's. You are out of will, and subjected to continue moving forward. Otherwise you'll die." //He pleads to let him go, but to no avail. The only option is to [[Move Forward]].// ]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")["Mom, I am sorry. //He says emotionally// "Why?" "For the past two months I have been spending the college funds from you and dad on partying and cigaretets. I'm failing half of my classes, and im living pay check to pay check barely having enough money to afford food, and I need help. Im sorry mom" //There's a long pause// //She begins crying// "How could you do this? After all me and my father did for you? This entire time I thought my son was doing well in life, and now I hear this? Me and your father hardly have the money to pick you back up and you're dragging us into this?" //The mother lectures her son expressing extreme dissapointment and stress. By the end of the call she decides she has to get out of retirement to help her son. She will now continue her days with stress and anxiety of her son, and she'll never forget this moment.// //The call ends, he's crying. He feels guilty, and regretful over his past actions. // "I can't believe I dragged my parents into this. Should I have post poned the truth? and worked towards getting out of this situation? I just don't want to lie to my mom, she deserves to know the truth." //The envelope he picked up earlier begins shining in his pocket. He takes it out and decides to read it// "Concerning your recent decision to telll your mother the truth. You should feel shameful. Not only for your past actions, but for the amount of pain you just brought upon her. You decided to tell this to your happily retired mother who's unable to handle the truth. Because this lie you've carried is what her life has revolved around since you were born. And now she has to go out of retirement to save her fully capable son from financial debt. You made a mistake." //In a state of shock he paranoingly looks around to see if anyone is watching him.// "The notes right, I should call her back and console her. Tell her that I am capable of getting out of this" //He thinks as he turns his phone on only to find that is has no battery left// "It was at ninety percent a minute ago!?" //The note in his hand lights up again, and more text begins appearing on the paper.// "Your moral actions are set in stone, no amount of guilt will purify them." //In disbelief he runs back towards his apartement, but trips over having a bad fall. He keeps running, and keeps tripping over more and more. He's out of breathe, lying on he ground. He turns to his back looking up at the sky marked with bruises.// "Who.. Are you?" //He says painfully// //The note lights up again with more text appearing.// "The essence of morality, the fundamental nature of dilemma's. You are out of will, and subjected to continue moving forward. Otherwise you'll die." //He pleads to let him go, but to no avail. The only option is to Move [[Forward]].// ]

Teleological Ethics- Moral theory deriving duty or moral obligation from what's good or desirable as an end to be achieved Consequentialism- class of normative teleological moral theorys where morality of action is determined by its consequence "Ends justify the means" deontological ethics- Actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules. Morality evaluated by the nature of the action not its consequences. Virtue ethics- The character of the person is what matters most. Morality evaluated by if action is done by a virtuous person. Virtuous- Quality of being morally good. Analytical Philosophy- method of approaching philisophical problems through analysis of terms in which they're expressed. Meta-Ethics- Branch of analytical philosophy exploring status, foundation, and scope of moral values, propertys, and words. Normative Ethics- Branch of philosophy concerning the criteria for what's morally right and wrong. Proposition- statement expressing judgement or opinion Ethical Emotivism- Meta-ethical view claiming ethical sentences don't express propositions but emotional attitudes. Ethical Subjectivism- Meta-ethical view claiming that moral sentences express propositions, some which are able to be true (relative to individual reasoing). And the truth or falsifity of such propositions ineliminabbly (Unable to remove from consideration) dependent on the (actual or hypothetical) attitudes of people. So truth value is dependent on actual or hypothetical attitide. So "murder is bad" is true depending on the individuals negative attitude towards murder. However it's still morally relative to the individual, just the validity of the moral statements are more concrete than ethical emotivism. Moral obligation- a requirement to persue what we think is right. Truth vs Loyalty- the conflict between the need to share information and the value of upholding implicit or explicit promises to do otherwise (do this on the deontology path) Antecedent of a conditional- Antecedent is is a thing or event that logically precedes another. Conditional in logic is a if-then statement where the antecedant is the if and the conditional is the then. Fallacy of Equivocation- use of particular word or or expression in mutltiple senses within an argument: "Calling two different things by the same name". An ambiguity that stems from a phrase having two or more distinct meanings. Frege Geach Problem of Ethical Emotivism: 1) If murder is bad(antecedant), then paying someone for murder is bad(condition) 2) murder is wrong (Proposition) 3) paying someone to murder is wrong (Proposition) In this syllogism of three premises: In P2 emotivist says "Boo murder!" But it must mean something completely different if not anything at all in P1. The moral statement identical to emotional expression is embedded within the Antecedant of a conditional. Therfore the conditional statement is no longer an expression of emotion so the entire statement loses its meaning. But what if we worked out the meaning of "murder is bad" in P1 first? it still means something completely different than in P2 and P3 because it commits the Fallacy of equivocation. This is because in P2 you're saying "Boo! murder" But in P1 what is being expressed? in the antecedant you're not expressing any negative or positive attitude towards murder. So the meaning of "murder is bad" changes depending on whether it's straightforwardly asserted or embedded into a statement. In P1 "murder is bad" is embedded into the antecedant of the conditonal statement that expresses no negative attitude towards murder. But in P2 you're directly asserting "murder is bad" as a statement bassically saying "Boo! murder".. There's a negative attitude towards murder in P2 whilst there is a neutral attitude in P1. The difference between the moral attitudes the emotivist has towards these moral statements differ with the same phrase "murder is bad" Therfore it's a fallacy of equivocation since you're using the same phrase in two distinct ways. This means we can't assert either assert either of these statements as true and results in the entire statement losing its meaning. But what does this problem of emotivism entail? You can't logically falsify emotions. Is it just saying that when a emotivists moral judgement is embedded into a statement then the statement is false? what does that even mean if the statements false though? aren't we dealing with emotions? Well in P2 we're saying "Boo murder" but in P1 "murder is bad" is being used inside a conditional statement so it's not being asserted just used in reasoning. Emotions can't be logically manipulated like facts or truth claims though. So this creates the fallacy of equivocation since you're using the same term in two different ways. Why's this a problem for emotivism? emotivism claims that moral statements are emotional expressions not truth apt(capable of being true or false). But with moral reasoning we treat moral statements as if they have truth conditions. So the problem outlines that if moral statements are just emotional expression then they couldn't function using logical reasoning yet we use moral reasoning very frequently so emotivism fails to explain how moral reasoning works. This means if moral statements are just emotional expressions then moral arguments become meaningless because we can't combine emotional expressions into logical strucures. In real life we clearly do use moral reasoning logically suggesting that moral statements must have some kind of truth-functioning meaning. Moral Particularism- context matters more than any rule or theory. rejects idea that Moral principles can be used to determine morality of actions. The morality of an action is dependent on the specific context and morally relevant features of the action in that context. Moral Contractualism- Morality is based on agreements between people. action is moral if it's in line with agreements that rational people would make. Moral Egoism- People should act in their own self interest. Morally obligated to avoid helping others if it doesn't further their own interests. action moral if it benefits the doer. Altruism- People should act in the interest of others, even at the cost of themselves Eudaimonism- A virtue ethical theory made by Aristotle. He argues every action aims at some good. Furthermore some things are done for the sake of themselves (ends in themselves) and some are done for the sake of other things (means to other ends). He claims that all things that ends in themselves also contribute to a larger end that is the greatest good of all. That is Eudaimonism, an end in itself happiness, fullfillment, and means to live fare well. He argues that the essence of man is reason. Therfore the good man is a reasonable one. Argues virtue is acting in accordance to reason. So virtue is justified by human flourishing (rapid sucess) and well being (state of happiness). Acting in accordance to these eudaimonistic elements is what creates a virtuous character. Applies to ethics with taking account of how consequences impact flourshing of others. Stating we should do our best to remove as much barriers to flourishing as possible. Flourishing is preforming ones distinctive function well. Aristotle argued human flourishment (Distinctive function) is reason. and a life lived good is a life in accordance to reason. this meant practicing virtues like courage, wisdom, good humour, moderation, kindness, and more. In virtue ethics one does the right thing in accordance to virtuous characteristics. Duty based ethics Kantianism vs Deontology- Kantianism revolves around duty rather than emotion or end goals, all moral actions rely on moral principles that you believe to be true. Deontology is similar but doesn't require a specific rational structure, moral rules can be based off natural law, social contracts, divinity. Kantianism is explicitly rational and in accordance to moral reason. This goes back to the [[Beginning]].

<div class="Ending-3">Inflexible Consequentalist</div> (align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//The decisions that were made focused only on the consequences of an action being relevant. You lied about something important to someone you care about focused on the outcome of protecting their well-being. And you then deliberately killed that same person to save five random strangers lives. You've shown a lack of moral principle by lying diminishing trust, and are responsible for the death of a loved one. The lengths you're willing to go to cause the least amount of harm would be ignoring moral principle commiting immoral actions. This determination to cause the best outcome ignores the morality of the act itself and sabatoges the character behind your moral judgement. Therefore I deem you as an Inflexible Consequentialist: [[Additional Info]].]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//He continues walking down the alley way, and spots an old homeless man who's visibly struggling. The old man calls to him for help, and he resistantly decides to listen" "Are you okay? what do you need help with?" // He says concerned// "You need to do what I ask of you sir please! You will be freed from this as a reward" ////He looks at the old man confused, but quickly realizes what he means. He furiously grabs the old mans collar.// "Who are you!? Are you the person behind all of this?" //He says angrily shaking the old man// "No sir! please let me go. I was told to say this by a letter a strange man dropped while walking by. It detailed that if I don't ask you this question then I will die!" "Wait? did the man have a trench coat going down to his knees, and a hat large enough to cover his face?" "Yes! that's exactly how he appeared and soon after he dissapeared, it startled me half to death" "So tell me, what do you need help with then?" // He asks anticipating the worse // "The note details that there is someone around the street corner in a trench coat." //He cuts him off// "Trench coat?? could this be the same man that brought us here?" "I believe so" // The old man says, and continues// "You are meant to stab him killing him, and then you'll be freed" //The old man hands him a knife// "Kill the man who brought all this psychological torment on me and be freed?" //He thought to himself// "But Im no murderer, ive allowed five strangers to die, but i've never directly murdered someone especially as graphically as this. Is this right? And if I don't do this who knows how much more torment is in store for me" //The old man cuts off his thinking// "Sir you have to help me I beg of you. If you choose to ignore this request me and my family will be killed!" "Why aren't you with your family now?" "My wife kicked me out of the house after finding out I cheated on her. She didn't let me pack my things and threatened my life if I didn't leave. She has no concern over how i'd survive out here. So i've been homeless trying to get enough money to go live with my parents and gain custody over my children. I have kids sir! please don't walk off I beg of you!" "He did cheat on his wife, but is it right to drag his kids into this ending their lives shortly? But I don't know if I can murder someone for this. // He's left with two options, should he [[Help]] or [[Don't Help]] The Old Homeless Man? ]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"X")[//He realizes how RUDE it is to decline a call from his mother whom he hasn't seen in months. So he decides to [[Call Back]] //.]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")["Hey Mom, sorry I accidentally hung up" //He said casually.// "Hii! How's college going??" //She said enthusiastically.// "Not bad, I'm just on a nightly stroll taking a break from studying" "Have you been keeping up with your student loans?? And using me and your fathers 529 plan responsibly?" //She said concerned.// //The question struck a nerve.// //"Do I tell her that I've been wasting my college funds on partying?" He thought.// //Him and his mother have always been deeply connected up until he left for college. He cares deeply about his mother and wouldn't ever want to hurt her especially with how dedicated she was in his academic journey. That being said, his mother has a tendency over react to things, and she stresses out alot when something problematic is happening; epecially with him. However how long can he keep this lie up? He believes he's able to get out of it himself, but also wonders if he could use his mothers help, and if it would be better to tell her before his situation worsens. He's hit with a dilemma; should he [[Lie]] protecting his mothers well being? Or should he tell the [[Truth]] Because honesty is a good policy?// ]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//He continues walking down the alley// "Is this actually happening? Am I being punished for my moral judgments? Who's behind all this??" //He thinks to himself frantically// "The note said I am being put up to some kind of test.. Maybe if I beat the test I can make it out of this. But i'm fearful for what lies ahead." //He reaches an empty street// "Theres usually tons of trafic here what's going on?" //A train track from beneath him. He hears a struggling muttering to his right and looks to see what it is. His mother, tied to a train track with tape over her mouth aswell as five people he's unfamiliar with. Shocked, he sprints toward his mother taking off the tape from her mouth.// "Son! I don't understand what's happening I fell asleep and woke up here." "Mom! I'll get you out of here!" //He Looks to the other track seeing the struggling movements of the five people. He notices them looking at him and making noises as if their frantically begging to be saved.// //He finds a lever aside the two tracks, and notices it's directed towards the five people. The train can be heard in the distance, and he's faced with a difficult dilemma to [[Pull The Lever]] redirecting the train killing his mom but saving five people. Or [[Not Pulling The Lever]] killing 5 people.//]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//He continues walking down the alley// "Is this actually happening? Am I being punished for my moral judgments? Who's behind all this??" //He thinks to himself frantically// "The note said I am being put up to some kind of test.. Maybe if I beat the test I can make it out of this. But i'm fearful for what lies ahead." // He's walked far enough to reach the city, it's absent of human life// "I know it's night, but usually people are out at this time" //The note lights up// //"You are to enter the pet store in the distance"// "Doesn't seem like I have much of a choice" //He enters the store and finds dozens of sheltered dogs.// "They look just as sad as the ones in those commercials, poor guys" //A distant banging on a door near the back, he goes to open it but it's locked.// //The note lights up again// //"If you tell the truth, the building will burn down locking you and the dogs inside, but saving your mom who's behind that door. If you lie, You save yourself and the dogs, but your mom stays locked inside as the building burns down"// "What is it im telling the truth about!?"// He says in a state of shock// //Soon after, a man in a mask barges into the building and grabs all the cash out of the register, and runs off to the left. Very soon after, a cop runs in// "Which direction did he run!?" //He asks// //You're left with a complicated decision. Do you tell the officer the truth causing a self [[Sacrifice]] according to the note? Or do you lie, [[Not Sacrificing]] yourself. ]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[// He pulls the lever, and witnesses the train go over the track his mother was on.// // He runs to un-tie the five people on the tracks // // He crys to them, saying it was his mom on the other side of the track// //They console him, and thank him for his brave actions// // He eventually builds the courage to continue moving forward because he has no choice// //That's when the note lights up// //"Concerning your recent decision to sacrifie your mother as a means to prevent five strangers from dying. You should understand the immorality of your action. You are responsible for the death of your mom. Your avoidance towards concerning the morality of an action and prioritizing maximizing happiness only allows you to commit blatantly immoral acts like this one. That being said, you've completed this test. This is the [[end]].]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[// He grabs the knife from the old mans hand// "Lets just get this over with" // He says, then walks off// // Reaching the end of the street he spots a man in a trench coat walking away// // He slowly but quickly makes his way towards the man and stabs him three times // //The man falls down// //It's his mother, tears rolling down her face, and gasping for air// "Mom!?" //He yells in disbelief// "Mom i'm sorry.. I didn't know" // He says with tears rolling down his face dropping onto his mothers body// "I...Am...Proud..Of you" // She says taking her last breathe // "NO, this can't be real!" // He breaks down// "How could I have done this?" // The note lights up and he reads it // //"You've completed the test, you are free of this torment now. You will have to live with these decisions for the rest of your life.. This is the [[End]].//]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")["I am sorry sir, I can't do this. I am no murderer." // He says looking down// "NO! I beg of you, please don't go!" // The old man says holding on to him // "Let go of me" // He shoves the old man off and continues to walk without looking back, and is experincing tremendous guilt// // He hears the screams of the old man fade as he gets farther away, eventually coming to a hault as if the Old Man was suddenly cut off// "How could I do this? How could I be so selfish?" // He continues to walk anticipating another harrowing decision to make// // But instead the note lights up, and he reads it// //"You've completed the test, you are free of this torment now. You will have to live with these decisions for the rest of your life.. This is[[the End]]]."// ]

<div class="Ending-2">Ignorant Deontologist</div> (align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[The decisions you made were primarily based on underlying moral principles with an exception towards options with less severe consequences. This dependence on moral principle regarding only yourself and loved ones allowed for a greater amount of suffering to occur. You've allowed for ten innocent people to be killed all based on emotionally drived decisions. These rules that guided your moral judgement allowed for detrimental consequence. Therefore I deem you as A Ignorant Deontologist: [[Additional Info]].]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//The cop immediately goes running out towards the left. The fire alarm goes off, and smoke fills the building. He runs to the front trying to open the doors, and bang on the glass but to no avail. His mom runs to the front, he can't hear her through the glass, but she is banging back. The dogs bark in the background slowly muting succumbing to the flames, just as he did soon after. This is [[the end]].//]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//The cop senses something off about you so tells you to go outside and stay there waiting until he comes back// //He runs to the right around the corner and there's not a trace of anyone. He begins running back at you ready to arrest you for lying// //The fire alarms go off, a stampede of dogs rushes out of the building tripping the cop over// //He runs back to the alleys without looking back for minutes until he runs out of breath and looks back, he sees smoke rising from where the building is.// "Mom!" //He says defeated // "How could you do this to me? Force me to make such a decision. For a moral judge you seem awfully immoral to me!" //He Yells.// //The note lights up// //"These are the consequences you must face, not just for your recent lack of moral consideration, but your lengthy history of narrow thinking when it comes to morality. And concerning your recent decision to Lie protecting yourself and saving sheltered dogs but killing your mom. Self centered thinking subconciously drived this decision, no one truly wants to experience death. So you'll protect your own life over your poor mother, barely reaching retirement for when she could relax in life, but she can't anymore. Aswell as lying to an officer letting a criminal take a large amount of profit towards this animal shelter. You felt bad for the dogs? Dogs are animals, animals usually look for their own survival and have no concern over moral decisions. And yet you treat them as if they're a person. You have made a mistake, and you must [[continue]] .]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//He continues walking for hours, he starts shivering and can't tell if its because of this traumatic experience, the cold, or a mixture of both.// //An old man approaches him with a group of kids behind him from the distance. He anticipates for another harrowing experience just hoping it will end after this// "Excuse me sir! I have some bad news. The next person to walk past you will die soon after. You must promise me you wont tell them this if you break this promise or ignore my request me and these children behind me will die." //He's rushed to answer and forces out a promise consenting to this deal// "I can't just walk away or not promise and be responsible for the death of these innocent children" //He thinks// //He continues walking, and sees a figure approaching, they're hard to make out at first// "Dad!?" //He says// // His dad remains silent, not even batting an eye at him // // He's faced with a tough decision, should he [[Keep The Promise]] allowing his father to die? Or should he [[Break The Promise]] allowing a man and innocent children to be killed?]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//He continues walking quickly as if he's trying to outrun this decision// // His dad turns the corner and there is a loud bang // //He falls to to the ground// "Is this the kind of son I am to my parents?" //Questioning his intentions// //The note lights up// //"Concerning your recent decision to allow your dad to die as a means of keeping a promise, and saving a man and innocent children. Can't you see consequences of your moral ignorance? You have made a mistake, and this is [[The End]]. ]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//He grabs his dad by the collar// "Dad! Dont go over there please, you will die if you do" //He explains the situation he's been in, the news hits dad just as hard// //They both hug eachother crying, and walk off// //This is [[The end]].//]

<div class="Ending-5">Egotistical Deontologist</div> (align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//The decisions you made were primarily baased around intentions when it comes to staying true to oneself. But at what cost? this rule of maintaining a good character to produce better consequences has allowed for blatant immoral actions. And it's completely contradicting with how you'd kill your parents to save animals, and random children, but when it comes to lying thats condemned? Not to mention how you saved yourself in the process when you could've died contributing at least one good thing to your mothers life, and that's life. I hereby declare you as an Egotistical Deontologist: [[Additional Info]].// ]

<div class="Ending-6">Contradictive Egoist</div> (align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//The decisions you made primarily focused on teleology. It seems when it comes to minor consequences you adhere to a moral principle. But this means nothing when your prioritization of having the least amount of suffering calls for immoral actions. You are responsible of the death of your mother, but why not your dad? Because it doesn't involve sacrificing yourself? I mean you seem to care so much about animal suffering when their mental capacities are comparable to an infant child, but when given the choice to save innocent children you choose differently? I therfore declare you as a Contradictive Egoist: [[Additional Info]].//]

<div class="Ending-4">Inflexible Altruist</div> (align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//Your fixation on acting according to what actions you believe are inherently right has resulted in detrimental consequences that out-weigh morality of said action. Like burdening your mom with a truth she can't handle, and eventually burdening her with your death. And on top of this killing dozens of innocent animals. Those dogs feel pain just as we all do, and their psychological and mental capacities are compaarable to that of a human infant. Therfore I hereby deem you as an Inflexible Altruist: [[Additional Info]] // ]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[Congratulations on making it to the end of my game. I'd just like to advise not to let this get to you so much because these ethical dilemmas were created to be unfair. The whole idea behind this is that no one really wins, and it outlines how blurry moral judgement can be even for the simplest concepts like telling the truth. The dilemmas also lack real world application. There's usually much more context behind moral situations, and likely to be no where near as extreme as the ones in this game. That being said thank you, and feel free to go back to the [[Beginning]] to get a different ending. However if this spiked your interest, you may want to visit the [[Notes]] page for a more straightforward explanation behind the meaning of ethical theorys that show up.]

(align:"=><=")+(box:"==XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===")[//He leaves the lever alone, and witnesses the death of 5 strangers. A harrowing experience to say the least.// //He runs to the track to untie his mom, but finds she's disapeared without a trace, only leaving a note behind// //Concerning your recent decision to kill five strangers in order to protect your mother; you should feel ashamed. The lengths you'd go for someone you love is blatantly unjust. This is the same person that you lied to because you fear dissaapointment. So much consideration towards honesty but not others lives? You've acted too emotionally causing more suffering than not. You've made a mistake. // //He feels extreme guilt for his actions// "Did I really just let five people die? They have moms too.. No mother should have to go through the death of their son or daughter. And yet my arrogance has allowed that." //He takes a moment kneeling on the ground, processing what just happened.// "I just want this to end already" //He says as he stands back up shaking from adrenaline// "I have no choice but to [[Continue]]. ]

<div class="Ending-1">Confused Utilitarian</div> (align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[//The decisions you made primarily focused on the consequences of your actions, with an exception when they revolved around someone you care about. This main concern for bringing the best consequences only when you aren't emotionally attached to an option, allows for blatantly immoral actions to fulfill this. Such as lying, or murder. In the end you were shown the consequencese for only caring about the well being of others if it doesn't involve sacrificing someone you care about. You unintentionally killed your mother, but it's still murder. You lied to protect her feelings, but it's still dishonesty. Therfore I deem you as A Confused Utilitarian:[[Additional Info]]//]