Let Someone Kill An Innocent Man to Protect Five Others? Your Morals Will Help You Decide
I know I can sometimes seem holier-than-thou. My family thinks I'm self-righteous but I just consider it moral. I've even gone so far as to call the cops when I saw a young woman pack in a handicapped space, then hop out and run in to get her hair cut. (She got a ticket.) Now a new study is saying that moral sticklers are actually seen as more trust-worthy, according to newswise.com. The website gives as an example a person who agrees to kill one innocent person to save the lives of five others. New research suggests people perceive those who hold fast to these moral rules – even when breaking them might lead to better overall consequences – as more trustworthy and valued social partners than those who would be willing to override the rules for the sake of the greater good. Thankfully, I've never had to make that choice. But in the study, which involved a series of experiments in which participants were given information about how anoth...