Personal thoughts on Killing vs. Letting Die

The readings have all but convinced me that, in theory, there is no difference between killing someone and letting them die. However, my gut tells me there is a difference. For instance, if I were on a sailboat in waters infested by box jellyfish with a politician or an executive of the entertainment industry in a nearby sailboat, and the politician/entertainment executive fell out of their boat, i would gleefully sail away. Yet at the same time, if someone gave me a catapult loaded with box jellyfish and pointed me at a politician/entertainment executive, I would be unable to launch a single jellyfish.

I think that the idea that the two are different is invented, but has become so ingrained in our minds -- probably due to its uses for rationalizing murder -- that it would take a very long time indeed to dislodge it.

Introductions

Hello everyone. I am JonDavid, or at least that's what my name is. I believe that the two best things in life may be music -- I can play five instruments, though I can only claim to be truly proficient in one or two -- and hats, of which I own nine and counting. I am a freshman with no major yet.