04-02-2008, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Ivanhoe I dont think many here actually see the horns of the dilemma:
Horn 1: You lie and save the Jews (which is following the sixth commandment but breaking the 9th).
Horn 2: You tell the truth (obeying the 9th commanmdnet) but Jews die (which implicates you in breaking the sixth commandment).
Riddle me that, batman.
Of course, I am assuming the Westminsterian understanding of the ten commandments. If you are not Reformed in your understanding of the ten commandments, cease posting on this thread. | Jacob, may I suggest it's because there is disagreement over whether the lie is actually breaking the ninth commandment? Most who are advocating option one think there is a sort of wartime exception like there is with self-defense. I think another example is needed that doesn't involve deception.
I'll suggest an alternative. Let me know what you think.
A married woman is in a concentration camp with her family. A guard offers to let them escape if the woman will sleep with him. If she refuses, the family will be killed the next day. She has reason to believe the guard because she has witnessed others let go if they agree. She has also witnessed others who refused killed by the guards. What should she do? | That example comes right out of Fletcher's Situation Ethics. It is a good question.
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