It’s 2 o’clock in the morning. You are on a deserted stretch of highway, one where you can safely drive 80 or 90 mph. (Because it’s so deserted, there is no police presence.) And, you want to get home. Because you have to be back at work at 9 AM tomorrow.
So, it turns out that at least some of us are turned out to help others. fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) is being used to prove that fact. But, the goal of most of the studies has not been to see if we are generous to a fault, but to determine how (if?) we can help folks who lack empathy or want to improve on their generosity.
So, my friend, Tor Constantino has been agonizing over ethical dilemnae. (This has been in the queue for a long time. Tor, I apologize for not remembering and bringing this up during our weekend repast.) Between his pilfering of freely offered ketchup packets [Sorry, Tor killed his blog so the reference is no longer available] to why folks consider situational ethics of value. And, being the kind of black and white fellow that I am, I am inclined to join his camp.
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