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By chance are you trying to find out if we are capable of having a universal model of morals that can be applied to every conceivable situation that may arise?
The first scenario calls for the 'greatest good'... the second scenario is not the same because that also includes 'murder' (a wrong) to achieve the greatest good... thou shall not kill is therefore stronger than the 'greater good'.
I also asked earlier... where do you draw the line in the reasoning that you can kill one person to save five... do you kill one person to save two? How do you decide who should die and who should be saved? I'm sure if you wanted to kill one person to save five, would you not consider killing the nurse or administrative clerk? Why the patient with the broken finger?
If someone believes it is wrong to take a life and save another, then yes it could be true for 'all' circumstances. If one person could save the world but you had to kill them to do it, then it would still be wrong. Do you have a different opinion? I am really not sure what you are trying to get across...
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