Are there scenarios a superhero would say "no". Would a super hero save someone stuck in the cave or stuck on mount everest or do they even have a limit on how much risk someone can put themselves before they are obliged to save people? What about the moral character of a victim,.would they save someone they politically disagree with or have values they find vile?
>>154034861why don't you ask the philosophy board
>>154034861Pretty sure Kitty sidesteps or phases thrumost of those problems
>>154034861Depends on the character. I'd generally save anyone so long as they aren't trans provided it was in my power to do so, and I'm not a superhero. I'd assume most of them would do it if they could.
>>154034861>Would a super hero save someone stuck in the cave or stuck on mount everestyes> do they even have a limit on how much risk someone can put themselves before they are obliged to save people?no>would they save someone they politically disagree with or have values they find vile?generally no, but with lots of exceptions
>>154034861>What about the moral character of a victim,.would they save someone they politically disagree with or have values they find vile?Superman would
>>154034861In my ideal view, the superhero taking action would be kept as a last resort. If they do everything, the normal people won't learn anything.
>>154034929>>154035082most moral frameworks actually do say an action is morally right regardless of who the person you are saving isonly hardcore utilitarians would actually consider letting someone die because you think they will cause more damage if they live because it only takes 2 brain cells and 20 seconds of thought to realize that allowing people to die because you think they will cause more damage alive could be abused to hell and back
>>154034861superheroes aren't a monolith
>>154034861Superman uses x-ray vision to pinpoint their location and then drills a large enough hole to extract them to safety.
>>154035162the question was "why don't you ask the philosophy board"
>>154035162On the other hand, very few people do everything within their power to save everyone they possibly can.I've seen this brought up as a criticism of Asimov's laws of robotics: the first law may compel a robot to seek out human beings in peril, ignoring any orders that interfere in this mission.
>>154035401>I've seen this brought up as a criticism of Asimov's laws of roboticsthe laws of robotics are intended to be criticized from a narrative perspectivethey dont exist specifically to create perfect robots, they exist to explore how robots could come up with differing interpretations of those laws assuming they could never deliberately disobey them
>>154034861Superman could have saved the Nutty Putty dude in like 10 seconds
>>154034861Probably.
Funny how everyone defaults to Superman. Spider-man and Captain America have both rushed into burning building to save people and they ain't fireproof.What about someone like Booster Gold though, someone with questionable character?
>>154035071>generally noFrom what I've seen it's the exact opposite, heroes saving the lives of someone they disagree in one way or another is a common trope to show that the hero is selfless and can put personal disagreement aside in order to save a live.Like, at no point I've seen a hero let someone die because they're republican or racist or an asshole, they may grumble and maybe leave them safe at the top of some of building, but they don't let them die.
>>154034861>Would a super hero save someone stuck in the cave or stuck on mount everestWhy wouldn't they? I saw someone once say superheroes were glorified firefighters mixed with celebrities, saving someone stuck in a cave seems like something anyone would do if they knew about it.>do they even have a limit on how much risk someone can put themselves before they are obliged to save people?Not really, most heroes will go above and beyond to save everyone they can.>would they save someone they politically disagree with or have values they find vile?Usually yes, just look at all the times where heroes save bad guys or even just regular everyday jerks from certain death. Superheroes don't really consider the value of someone's life worth less because they're republican or something lmao
The Three Universal Laws of Superheroics>First Law: The lives and safety of innocent bystanders will always be protected.>Second Law: The lives and safety of you (the superhero) and members of your team will be protected to the extent that it does not conflict with the First Law.>Third Law: The lives and safety of all opponents will be protected to the extent that it doesn't conflict with the first two Laws.
>>154034861The part about a super hero is that they are supper, they go above and beyond to save everyone.With that said an impossible situation is fun to explore.
