As a purely hypothetical scenario of direct analogical relevance to real life, it is of interest to precisely the degree that it is an accurate analogy;
Analogies in moral discussions can serve the purpose to illuminate and identify relevant principles, but generally they just meta the argument from “is X Moral” to “Does the analogy properly map in the relevant aspects?” And that’s on a good day. Normally, it’s more of a “that’s not the same situation”, “is so”, is NOT”...
Analogies in moral discussions can serve the purpose to illuminate and identify relevant principles, but generally they just meta the argument from “is X Moral” to “Does the analogy properly map in the relevant aspects?” And that’s on a good day. Normally, it’s more of a “that’s not the same situation”, “is so”, is NOT”...