moral dilemma

Heinz can start using those tomatoes in his greenhouse to make a business called Heinz selling tomato ketchup across the world!

I'd say steal it but I'd probably go to the local media first and see if they can help with raising the money more effectively. Get a good sob story in the local paper and you're bound to raise the extra 2000 easily.

Oh omg!! We could choose secret sneaky option three where he befriends a super rich person and then he can steal his money!! Probably a safer option than trying to break into a warehouse holding a very rare and expensive kind of drug so..

Yeah and like what country is he in where they have the most radical cure for cancer but you can't even get a 4k loan

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Stage one (punishment-obedience): Heinz should not steal the medicine because he will consequently be put in prison.
Age: Younger than 6

Stage two (personal reward; self-interest): Heinz should steal the medicine because he will be much happier if he saves his wife, even if he will have to serve a prison sentence.
Age: Younger than 6

Stage three (good boy-nice girl; conformity): Heinz should steal the medicine because his wife expects it.
Age: 7-11

Stage four (law-and-order): Heinz should not steal the medicine because the law prohibits stealing.
Age: 7-11

Stage five (social contract; human rights): Heinz should steal the medicine because everyone has a right to live, regardless of the law. Or: Heinz should not steal the medicine, because the scientist has a right to fair compensation.
Age: 11+

Stage six (universal human ethics): Heinz should steal the medicine because saving a human life is a more fundamental value than the property rights of another person. Or: Heinz should not steal the medicine because that violates the golden rule of honesty and respect.
Age: 11+

Stage seven (transcendental morality): Heinz should choose to spend more time with his wife in their remaining days, both acknowledging the cycle of life-and-death which is a part of the human condition.
Age: 11+

Honestly I'd say it depends on the circumstances, if it's unique so only she would be in need of the cure then yes I'd steal it as life > money.

If other people suffered from something similar and the cure would help them then would depend on more circumstances (ages, e.g. if your wifes 95 and a 30 year old will die without it, then I wouldn't steal it if the other person would be able to obtain it otherwise (but say she accepted she was going to die, couldn't afford it etc and spent remainder of time with her loved ones, then i'd steal it for wife))

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Stage one (punishment-obedience): Heinz should not steal the medicine because he will consequently be put in prison.
Age: Younger than 6

Stage two (personal reward; self-interest): Heinz should steal the medicine because he will be much happier if he saves his wife, even if he will have to serve a prison sentence.
Age: Younger than 6

Stage three (good boy-nice girl; conformity): Heinz should steal the medicine because his wife expects it.
Age: 7-11

Stage four (law-and-order): Heinz should not steal the medicine because the law prohibits stealing.
Age: 7-11

Stage five (social contract; human rights): Heinz should steal the medicine because everyone has a right to live, regardless of the law. Or: Heinz should not steal the medicine, because the scientist has a right to fair compensation.
Age: 11+

Stage six (universal human ethics): Heinz should steal the medicine because saving a human life is a more fundamental value than the property rights of another person. Or: Heinz should not steal the medicine because that violates the golden rule of honesty and respect.
Age: 11+

Stage seven (transcendental morality): Heinz should choose to spend more time with his wife in their remaining days, both acknowledging the cycle of life-and-death which is a part of the human condition.
Age: 11+

Honestly I'd say it depends on the circumstances, if it's unique so only she would be in need of the cure then yes I'd steal it as life > money.

If other people suffered from something similar and the cure would help them then would depend on more circumstances (ages, e.g. if your wifes 95 and a 30 year old will die without it, then I wouldn't steal it if the other person would be able to obtain it otherwise (but say she accepted she was going to die, couldn't afford it etc and spent remainder of time with her loved ones, then i'd steal it for wife))

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pmsl some peoples answers mean they have the moral development or whatever of 1-11 year olds lol

No, you have no right to other people's property or wealth.

Scott what you posted is inaccurate, there are no ages set to moral development.
a 7 year old or a 70 year old could give you an answer that belongs to level 1 and it doesn't make a difference to his intelligence

I feel that I've missed the point of this thread, I thought we were supposed to answer instantly and not give too much thought about it, so my answer of 'Yes (if you ignore all the circumstances)' seems really bad now. Everyone else is giving detailed responses... I think most people would initally think yes until they had time to think of the consequences...

Life happens, death happens. When it comes it comes and it comes to us all. And no life isn't fair.

If you can afford it, then that's your life, if you can't afford it so be it. That is your life and your load.

The law shouldn't be broken. That cure shouldn't be stolen. What if it was for someone who had paid, and it had been stolen? Is that fair?

In short, my answer - No.

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I feel that I've missed the point of this thread, I thought we were supposed to answer instantly and not give too much thought about it, so my answer of 'Yes (if you ignore all the circumstances)' seems really bad now. Everyone else is giving detailed responses... I think most people would initally think yes until they had time to think of the consequences...

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yeah i was thinking everyone was over thinking the situation/question way too much lol