Ethical questions can and are quantified all the time. My prime example is the popular question, “Is it wr ong to hide the truth?” Now this question can be put on a scale from small circumstance to enormous circumstance. Small circumstance, A friend wants to know if she looks fat in a pair of jeans. Now I know in my mind she looks like a cow in those jeans plus our relationship has been based off us being honest to each other in those circumstances. So I blatantly say yes to the friend and she changes them. That is an example of a small circumstance. It really does matter if I tell the truth or not because we are having a light conversation. Large circumstance, my friend is very suicidal and he wants to know if his girlfriend is cheating on him. I know if I tell him the truth that she is then he will immediately kill himself. So maybe I should lie until I can get him professional help from someone qualified. Now this ethical choice has been quantified from small scale to large and I decided when its best to be honest and when its best to lie based on the quantity of my ethical choice.
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