kohlrak: And you seem to understand even better. Your take is much, much more nuanced: realizing that there may be times where it is acceptable, with the understanding that there's more than just good deeds, but sometimes the good deeds are what is necessary. However, where does one draw the line? What would you have to hold yourself in place to prevent becoming a tyrant?
All you can do is go with your moral compass and maybe let history be the judge.
kohlrak: Are you expecting equality of outcome, rather than equality of opportunity?
You didn't ask me, but I rather would, ideally.
Anothername: If I'm changed to such an extreme that I'm at odds with the world why would there be a moral dilemma? If I still have my morals and ethics how could I be at odds with the whole world?
Try being an antinatalist, as in not wishy-washy "oh I like kids and wouldn't tell others what to do but I just wouldn't want any of my own" childfree but firmly believing that maybe things might be different if humanity would realize the full positive potential of its level of knowledge and development, but as things stand, now that we have the body of knowledge and access to information necessary to know the problems and the impact, bringing another person into this world is at least as bad a crime as taking a life, and possibly even worse.
... And a supporter of deep ecology but not the non-intervention clause, considering that, while obviously not having the right to exploit at will, humans' position as the dominant species that can shape the world gives us the responsibility of being its stewards and helping the other species and the ecosystem.
... And a radical leftist that's as much against the classical left systems (like socialism and the theoretical concept of communism) as against capitalism, wanting to do away with any need to earn a living and salaried jobs and doing something in order to gain more for yourself and private enterprise beyond the very small scale in general and guaranteeing a decent standard of living for all, freeing people to do what they want, if/when they want, rather as a hobby, getting rid of both poverty and wealth and offering more, making some well off but definitely still leagues below today's rich, as just rewards for important achievements bringing significant benefits for others and/or the environment and/or solving crises the person in question obviously had no role in creating.
... And really believing in personal freedom as long as the ways in which one would use theirs doesn't violate the above principles or restrict the freedom of others more than not doing so would restrict theirs, which view creates conflicts both with conservatives and with progressives / modern "liberals" who push more and more to impose their rules and views on all at least as much as conservatives push theirs, said views tending to become similarly restrictive, the only difference being that they are rather opposite.
... Or, on another note, seeing relationships as the main priority when it comes to more personal matters and holding firm to the idea that the free choice should be whether to start a relationship, as once that happens, if different rules aren't clearly stated from the get go, it should be for life, though not exclusive unless that's also explicitly stated and agreed to from the get go, barring extreme circumstances like repeated abuse or involvement in serious illegal activities, and that if one's partner isn't guilty of such things it may well be less of a crime to kill them than to "just" break up with them if they still absolutely desire to stay together, and also that if someone can get over a breakup, they never really cared in the first place.
... And could probably come up with other things too. But, ya know, if you want to be at odds with everyone, I have plenty of experience :))
kohlrak: It's kinda like a "would you kill baby Hitler?" question.
Always wondered why's that a question. I mean, if it's posed, it means it's assumed you can time travel, in which case why kill baby Hitler, who at that point is innocent, and leave the following decades as they are, with the same conditions that are likely to let history straighten itself out and let those conditions push someone else in his place anyway? Shouldn't you be doing something about those conditions that led to someone like him being in charge, and his actions being acceptable, if not even desirable, for many? Or, if all you can do is a pinpoint action, at least eliminate him when he becomes crucial to the ensuing disaster, and therefore both guilty of it and much harder to replace?