It wasn’t completely a rhetorical question. I actually did want to see if jtolds applied that standard consistently; I wasn’t necessarily saying that that’s a bad idea. (Myself, I remain confused about that question. A typical consequentialism would seem to compel me to weigh any cost against that of saving a life, but I’m not sure whether I have to bite that bullet or if I’m doing something wrong.)
It wasn’t completely a rhetorical question. I actually did want to see if jtolds applied that standard consistently; I wasn’t necessarily saying that that’s a bad idea. (Myself, I remain confused about that question. A typical consequentialism would seem to compel me to weigh any cost against that of saving a life, but I’m not sure whether I have to bite that bullet or if I’m doing something wrong.)