Philosophically Thinking

Was cutting the rope the best solution from the clip we have watched?

                I have two sides in answering this question.

                First was through the concept of consequentialism. According to my understanding, from what I have read regarding the information of consequentialist theory, in any situation, the morally right thing to do is whatever will have the best consequences. I noticed on the clip that deciding what to do with that particular situation was hardly unthinkable. This wasn’t just give and take routine or maybe does what they have told you to do so. Honestly putting myself there, I barely breathe. In fact, the people involved were some of the members of your family.  It was a heart pounding moment of their lives. Never expecting that to happened, the feeling was even worse. Even when the father shouted at them to cut the rope because the father thought cutting the rope is the only possible way in order to save his son and daughter’s life. But wait, the daughter disagreed; she kept on shouting back that no way that could happen. On the other side of her mind, maybe what she is trying to convey is that her life would somehow be useless without his father.              

                What’s keeping me from writing right now is when my mind continually repeats that ever frightening occurrence as if it happened to me. It turned out that the hardest decision made was on the hand of the one holding the knife where the idea of consequentialism enters. The son being not aware happens to be the one holding the “fate” of them. A fate that ignorantly holds them back from doing the right thing in contrast with the good thing. It’s a matter of fortune. It’s like getting the reward or letting it go. It tackles about the greatest good for the greatest number of people. And I think that’s what the whereabouts wanted to tell to the watchers; not in every perspective it pleases the one involved and there are things that’s not got to hold too long. Sometimes, we can’t avoid but to accept the reality that there are things and people vanish around us without knowing that they’ll never come back anymore. Maybe, it’s for the best. One more thing, based on the consequentialism , it definitely agrees that letting one human die for the sake of two is the greatest action. Amidst of what we shall do or what we ought to do, we always have our choice.

                Secondly, I want to impart that this situation again also relates on the theory of divine command. This is what I love the most, sharing my thoughts when it comes to God and everything about Him. It says there that what is right is whatever God commands. There are two interpretations heeding this kind of ethics. One, something is right because God commands it. Two, God commands it because something is right. I have this doubt with the first statement. That’s why I will only give my side with regards to the second one.

                Every single thing, scripture and what the Bible says is right, no need of justifications merely faith is what it takes for me. That’s what I believe in. It took me for a while to enunciate the phenomenon. They tried hardly enough to save their own lives, did these possible avenues but in the end they’ve got nothing. They ended up surrendering one life. Yes, I am concluding that God is sending a message for these people. And through that experience with their nerves shake, somewhere deep in their minds processed what God is trying to say. I’m assuring you know it. You just have to think of it, give it a rest and let the morality sinks in. God commanded the right workmanship for them to learn of the things they have to let go; to response for the claim and plans God made for them. If destiny acted upon on it, God took it to the limit!