That's a no-brainer... I'd let her be.
In fact, I can't imagine that my answer would be any different no matter who it was that was with me.
Given the fact that, in your story, there's no indication that either of us would ultimately survive or get out of the situation, there isn't much of a point to killing her and eating her, except to prolong your own suffering a little longer, is there?
So no, I wouldn't do it. No logic to it.
I dont agree that the decision defines absolute logic
For the purposes of the thread has the object of this situatio already produced offspring?
If that was what the OP implied, that there was no hope in doing such, this thread would not exist.
Of course not. Many don't.
I see that emotions and notions of morality are keeping people from doing what logic in its purest form dictates.
Survival. (Is that not what evolutionists pine for, or do they not believe in thier notions to the fullest extent?)
I can only go by what you post, not what you think you implied. You never said there was a guarantee that if you stayed alive, you'd be rescued, I responded as such.
Evolution is an aggregated effected, not indivdidual.
Oh, maybe I should entertain your pursuit of "absolute logic" oh philosopher king. If you have a problem with my posts, turning your nose up at that which doesn't fellate your psyche - I issued a response
that merited your thread in addendum. These forums are not yours, nor do you have the authority to issue a demand for me to leave. ..!.
You are operating under the false assumption that survival is always logical. Logic is only a measure of internal consistency with given assumptions. If the given assumption is to prioritize your survival at all costs, then yes it is logical to kill your mother. However, it is equally logical to decide that your mother is more important and commit suicide so she might live. An illogical action would be killing your mother for survival and then not eating her.
Individuals comprise the aggregation.
Don't we (not me) evolutional intellectuals believe in the collective?
Looking at the situation logically, I think a lot of people would kill their mother with the intention of eating her, but would justify it in their minds as putting her out of her misery so she wouldn't have to suffer. The interesting thing about emotions is that they can be rationalized so you don't have a conflict between logic and emotion.
That being said, the idea of "absolute" anything in logic is rather absurd. Perhaps an axiom, postulate, or mathematical proof, but certainly not an absolute.
What is logic?
Can someone obey logic in its purest form?
Machines have no emotion or morality. They only follow logic. When people strive to be more logical than others, they do not realize that to be utterly logic is to focus on logic alone and leave all else behind.
When people strive to be more logical than others, they do not realize that to be utterly logic is to focus on logic alone and leave all else behind.
Actually, given what they had on them; the most "logical" solution is not to kill your mother and eat her. But rather to build a fire, build shelter, and go forage for food. There is greater strength in number and if your mother can be nursed back so that she can then contribute, your collective survival probabilities increase.
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