Should You keep your promise no matter what?
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Two friends are climbing up a mountain during Winter. One of the friends( friend A) gets severely injured and dies. Before dying Friend A gives his bank account to the second friend (friend B) and makes him promise to use the money to give his children the best education possible. Friend B accepts. He takes the money from the bank to take to Friend A´s children. When Friend B meets the children, he notices they are already rich and the children will go to Harvard University and are suited for life, so he donates the money to an African medical aid program. Did he do the right thing?
Yes
Side Score: 3
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No
Side Score: 5
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You know that your scenario and your headline are conflicting. No means yes for one, yes no for the other. For your headline: No. You can promise anything. You can promise to go on a murder spree. You shouldn't keep that sort of promise. For the scenario: Yes. They are getting the best education therefore "he made sure they got the best education" -- what he did with the money left once they got the "best education" was never specified. That none of the money was necessary for the primary intent of the request has no bearing on the debate. It would be the same had he needed to use all but $1 to get them the best education, then donated that $1. The only differnce between those two debates is the amount spent, not whether he kept the promise. He should be commended for being so generous in fact. Side: No
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You have freedom of choice. You don't have to keep your promises when you make them. To answer the scenario: You don't have to give them the money. There were no other witnesses of his death, and you can choose whether or not you follow through with that promise. If the children are already getting a lot of money, not giving them the money won't be as bad. If they didn't have the money, then it'd seem more immoral. Side: No
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