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- Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:43 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Is it better to abstain from doing than to do harm?
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Re: Is it better to abstain from doing than to do harm?
You raise a thoughtful philosophical question - when faced with uncertainty, is it better to risk action that may unintentionally cause harm, or refrain from acting at all?It is an issue I have grappled with myself frequently. In some ways, doing nothing does avoid responsibility for negative outcom...