reply to post by OldThinker
1) What would you do?
Steal the medicine
2) Why? Are you justified?
Yes it is justified. My life is worth more than following a simple ethic.
3) Isn't stealing a sin? always? maybe not?
Yes it is always a sin, but you must still make comparisons to whether or not the said action outweighs the consequences. That is why poor people are
more likely to be criminals...the penalties not as severe on them compared to a rich man.
4) Does LIFE trump everything else?
My own certainly trumps a lot of stuff. Maybe not everything, but a lot.
5) What would the Good Samaritan do?
Not steal it. But whoever said Good Samaritans are the smartest people out there?
6) What would Martin Luther King do?
Convince the doctor to give him the drug with his awesome speaking skills.
7) Is sin really relative?
Yup. Already answered this I believe.
Great thread. I have always thought sin is relative, but some others do not see it that way.