JEWISH VALUES IN A CHANGING WORLD By Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l
Lecture #2c: Natural Morality Part 3 of 3 General Considerations
that Contradict Natural Morality complicated, and in any given
circumstance we must determine which con sideration outweighs
the others in guiding our decisions. Serious moral dilemmas
often arise during times of war; for example, the question of
striking at the enemy while knowing that collateral damage will
be inflicted upon innocent civilians. In hospitals, serious
moral conflicts arise on a daily basis; for example, when a
decision must be made in a life-threatening situation about who
should be treated first a family man whose death would cause
suffering to all of his loved ones, or a loner living all by
himself. Sometimes a person must act on the basis of general
considerations that are not necessarily relevant to the specific
case, for example, social considerations or the like. The
question may be raised: is it possible to demand that a person
act counter to his natural morali