rally disagrees with the view that moral decisions depend on the will of God. Certainly there are things in life that are irreplaceable , such as Life. What Harris is suggesting that we sacrifice a few lives to preserve many more. The question that is being asked is such: Is it morally correct to take something that is as precious and irreplaceable as a life from someone even though many more lives would be saved? I believe that question shouldn't even be asked. No human being has the right to take the life of another no matter the circumstance . It is unethical to kill period, no matter how you look at it.Do to others as you would have them do to you. This one Golden Rule would neither contradict nor lie parallel to the Survival Lottery because the rule applies to individuals as opposed to society . For the most part I can't think of too many people that would want to win the Survival Lottery and at the same time I'm sure they wouldn't wish such luck to anyone else.I am a believer in Utilitarianism to an extent. However I must say John Harris' Survival Lottery is past that extent. This is because the idea goes against many of my values and beliefs such as the killing of an innocent person. Concluding I want to say that I do not represent the whole of society and their general view of course, however this essay does take some of my personal beliefs into account. I use myself as a typical human being and I feel my opinions and reasoning have cogency....
