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Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
So if there was a button that could be pressed that would instantly and painlessly kill every human on the planet would it be morally wrong not to press it?

i think so

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CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

I don't even think it would need to be painless.

ded redd
Aug 1, 2010

but think of the children

rudatron
May 31, 2011

by Fluffdaddy
genocide is bad op

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


it would be bad yeah

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
Why. We're currently killing the planet for everything else on it

byob historian
Nov 5, 2008

I'm an animal abusing piece of shit! I deliberately poisoned my dog to death and think it's funny! I'm an irredeemable sack of human shit!

rudatron posted:

genocide is bad op
   h o w r u d e

byob historian
Nov 5, 2008

I'm an animal abusing piece of shit! I deliberately poisoned my dog to death and think it's funny! I'm an irredeemable sack of human shit!

Sheng-Ji Yang posted:

it would be badass yeah

rudatron
May 31, 2011

by Fluffdaddy
human life has value

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



The stories about astronauts coming back and having to repopulate the Earth would be pretty entertaining

Possibly also people in mines at the time depending on how literal this genie button is

Pooky
Aug 29, 2004

I post fox news so u don't have to 💋
:killing:

Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008

Sheng-Ji Yang posted:

it would be bad yeah

Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008

why not a button that specifically kills the rich instead, and continues to instantly kill anyone with more than 1 million dollars

BaconCopter
Feb 13, 2008

:coolfish:

:coolfish:
Morally? yeah probably.

Actually? well...

Martin BadClixx
Jul 14, 2012

dada stijl

:cumpolice:
how would we continue to post?

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
The planet and all the living things on it would sight in relief op

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
Push the button

oliwan has issued a correction as of 11:23 on Jul 28, 2018

BaconCopter
Feb 13, 2008

:coolfish:

:coolfish:

Martin BadClixx posted:

how would we continue to post?

SA is actually limbo.

We've been posting for so long...

Martin BadClixx
Jul 14, 2012

dada stijl

:cumpolice:
Okay we shouldn't push the button.

It's too easy op

Mercrom
Jul 17, 2009
but who would exterminate the rest of all living things. think before you post op

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Mercrom posted:

but who would exterminate the rest of all living things. think before you post op

no

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

what if i had a big ol' button that would kill every mosquito

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

i say swears online posted:

what if i had a big ol' button that would kill every mosquito

poo poo i accidentally hit the white rhino button. i'm sorry, i'm sorry i'm trying to reverse it

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice
op needs a handjob

Martin BadClixx
Jul 14, 2012

dada stijl

:cumpolice:
I think the correct term is hand jibber

Ein cooler Typ
Nov 26, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

Jose posted:

Why. We're currently killing the planet for everything else on it

we have more right to live here than everything else on it

Genesis 1:26

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon
you'd have to live with that decision on your conscience

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Mariana Horchata posted:

op needs a handjob

Hello

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDGcxAf9D8

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN
Jun 26, 2009



If there was a button that showed you everybody's butts would it be morally wrong not to push it? I say yes! Work says no. so I look at butts all day now

Mega64
May 23, 2008

I took the octopath less travelered,

And it made one-eighth the difference.
I wouldn't push the button OP

I would SLAM the button

With my massive dong

And do crotch chops while everyone died

The End

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
congrats on the massive dong

Man Musk
Jan 13, 2010

https://twitter.com/ultrabrilliant/status/1023183369897750529

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

Sure, maybe it would end human suffering but think of all the other species that would still carry on suffering without us for millions of years.

No, it would have to instantly, permanently and painlessly wipe out ALL life on earth, leaving it as a cold dry sphere of rock in space. Then it would be immoral not to press it.

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!
seems a lot of work to press the button 8 billion times

Mayor Dave
Feb 20, 2009

Bernie the Snow Clown
Killing all life on Earth is still thinking too small, we need a universal button that will instantly and permanently erase all organic life in the universe

Brrrmph
Feb 27, 2016

Слава Україні!

Yinlock posted:

why not a button that specifically kills the rich instead, and continues to instantly kill anyone with more than 1 million dollars

Goodbye to all the surgeons

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!
any type 4 alien civilization out there reading this thread, we've failed as a society, you can continue to monitor our mutally assured destruction from your outposts in deep space

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN
Jun 26, 2009



r u ready to WALK posted:

Sure, maybe it would end human suffering but think of all the other species that would still carry on suffering without us for millions of years.

No, it would have to instantly, permanently and painlessly wipe out ALL life on earth, leaving it as a cold dry sphere of rock in space. Then it would be immoral not to press it.

Desire is the source of all suffering and animals are without desire

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Slamhound
Mar 27, 2010

Jose posted:

So if there was a button that could be pressed that would instantly and painlessly kill every human on the planet would it be morally wrong not to press it?

i think so

Instant an painless death would give us the sweet release that we have not earned. There is no justice in such an action.

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