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An obligation in the moral sense, not legal, etc. A moral obligation.

Say a child is in the middle of a road. A car will eventually hit the child, but YOU have plenty of time to save the child. There is absolutely NO risk of you getting hurt.

Is it an obligation to save the child?

If you say yes, we're at "name the trait". (Why is it a moral obligation to save a child, but not an animal?)

If you say no, then I'm interested in hearing your morals.

An obligation in the moral sense, not legal, etc. A moral obligation. Say a child is in the middle of a road. A car will eventually hit the child, but YOU have plenty of time to save the child. There is absolutely NO risk of you getting hurt. Is it an obligation to save the child? If you say yes, we're at "name the trait". (Why is it a moral obligation to save a child, but not an animal?) If you say no, then I'm interested in hearing your morals.

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Lol, I'll be gentle. So we now apply that trait back onto a human context.

By "in group preference" did you mean "they're a different species, that's the trait"? (Just for clarification). If so, here's the consistency test: If you and I were a difference species, would it be an obligation for me to save your child?

Yeah, not gonna touch the religion one. Maybe a poalcast discussion for religion.

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Well personally I'm not atheist so that would be my actual argument however I was trying to argue from the atheist perspective. I suppose no if we were a different species from an evolutionary point of view it may even be to your detriment to save my child.

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Let me explain better: In the news today, it's come out that humans from different parts of the world are different species. Scots are a different species than Germans. You're the Scot, I'm the German. We're neighbors, good friends, our kids are friends, etc, etc. Is it a moral obligation for me to save your kid?

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Assuming its a first world type of situation then I would have to say yes.