Read this: http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/199704--.htm It's about utilitar...

		blhack on Aug 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad Read this: http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/199704--.htm It's about utilitarianism, I think you'll like it, it's making the same point you are. (It's called "The Shallow Pond and The Drowing Child - By Peter Singer") edit: (If you read the paper, it's discussing exactly what parent was describing, and is completely relevant to the discussion)

Seems pretty silly. A child, when rescued from a university pond, returns to a safe stable situation.