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2. Would you kill Hitler? Nothing is absolute.

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:13 PM

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A simple poll [View all] sarisataka 20 hrs ago OP

This orangecrush 16 hrs ago #26

Yup. I'm not a big fan of unilateral disarmament. 11 Bravo 14 hrs ago #27

Would you kill Hitler? Nothing is absolute. Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #2

It is a philosophical question so there is no "right" answer sarisataka 19 hrs ago #6

If you're a time traveler, you don't have to kill Hitler at all Uncle Joe 2 hrs ago #32

Morality is relative to the context and circumstances Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #3

That is a comparison often brought up sarisataka 19 hrs ago #8

That's why your poll is flawed logically Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #10

It is not a poll of logic sarisataka 18 hrs ago #12

Logic is one essential element of philosophy Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #13

It's also ironic that the accusations against Platner Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #17

Her account is the only one I've read alleging violence Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #21

Logic is a component sarisataka 17 hrs ago #16

Explaining my "Pass" response Bettie 19 hrs ago #4

Exactly why I didn't vote obamanut2012 19 hrs ago #5

You could simply ask sarisataka 16 hrs ago #24

That "baby Hitler" line made me think of an episode of Family Guy Polybius 11 hrs ago #31

Need an "it depends" option. Happy Hoosier 19 hrs ago #7

Not always an either or issue, so I passed jimmy the one 19 hrs ago #9

That would make it too easy sarisataka 19 hrs ago #11

What people say vs what they would do Sympthsical 18 hrs ago #14

I support Rawlsian Liberalism. mr715 17 hrs ago #20

That begs the question sarisataka 16 hrs ago #22

When I took political theory, the floor was the number 20. mr715 16 hrs ago #23

Appreciation for all who answered and the discussion sarisataka 12 hrs ago #28

That was an adept rhetorical flourish, sarisataka mr715 12 hrs ago #29

Sometimes the choice is one of bad or worse. GoodRaisin 11 hrs ago #30