1. I made my decisions in a purely utilitarian way. I evaluated the usefulness of each of the people, looking mainly at two large factors: ability and age. Ability is the first and most important factor to examine when deciding who goes and who stays. For example, if one had to choose between a drug addict and a doctor to go on the ship, one would almost certainly choose the doctor because he/she has skills that are more valuable to a new society. Similarly, if one had to choose between a 25-year old and a 65-year old, one would most likely choose the 25-year old due to he/she being fertile, where as a 75-year old would not be. However, there is a fine line when choosing in which one cannot pick based purely on age nor on ability. A 65-year old doctor would be more useful than a 25-year old drug addict, even though the addict is younger. One must consider both factors before making a decision, and consider whether it is worth sacrificing one for the other.
2. My group made decisions by examining each other's choices. For the most part, we agreed on who was needed and who wasn't. However, there was some disagreement. In that case, our main course of action was to debate the merits of the specific person in question using the guidelines set out in answer 1.
3. For the most part, our group got Along pretty well. One of the only big problems my group faced was a simple logistics error. When we were talking about who we should pick in the final copy, we wrote down the number of each person on the list. However, there were a few people for whom we accidentally wrote the age rather than the number. This led to some confusion on who we highlight, but was sorted out after we looked through all of the choices.
4. See 2.
5. Our group had no definite leader. Each of our members had their individual ideas, and we each had equal time to share them. No one told the others what to do; rather, each person was free to share their own ideas whenever they wanted. I felt that this was a major benefit to our group because we could work together without having to worry about issues that arise from having a leader, such as control conflicts.
6. My decisions were made in a purely utilitarian way. I did not consider morality or what would be morally correct, such as saving a pregnant woman. Rather, I looked purely at how valuable a person would be to the group, using the guidelines outlined in question 1. Although each individual has values that have been instilled in them from birth sad through their experiences, these individual values must be put aside for the good of the whole. To ensure the survival of the human race, one cannot consider individual morality as a factor.
3. For the most part, our group got Along pretty well. One of the only big problems my group faced was a simple logistics error. When we were talking about who we should pick in the final copy, we wrote down the number of each person on the list. However, there were a few people for whom we accidentally wrote the age rather than the number. This led to some confusion on who we highlight, but was sorted out after we looked through all of the choices.
4. See 2.
5. Our group had no definite leader. Each of our members had their individual ideas, and we each had equal time to share them. No one told the others what to do; rather, each person was free to share their own ideas whenever they wanted. I felt that this was a major benefit to our group because we could work together without having to worry about issues that arise from having a leader, such as control conflicts.
6. My decisions were made in a purely utilitarian way. I did not consider morality or what would be morally correct, such as saving a pregnant woman. Rather, I looked purely at how valuable a person would be to the group, using the guidelines outlined in question 1. Although each individual has values that have been instilled in them from birth sad through their experiences, these individual values must be put aside for the good of the whole. To ensure the survival of the human race, one cannot consider individual morality as a factor.
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