Erin and I saw Children of Men last night. An excellent film. One thing I liked about it was the fact that ithas a strong moral fiber. In other stories where heroes are put in extreme circumstances, there is a sense where the "ends justifies the means." That, when things get tough you can do things that would otherwise be wrong and still be considered "the good guy." In Children of Men doing things that were wrong was what made people or groups of people untrustworthy or, "the bad guy." That isn't really what the movie is about, but I found it refreshing.

If you've seen it, let me know if you agree with that statement, or if there are other films (particulalry violent ones) that have those ethics as well.

This gets me thinking about scenarios in life where the ends really does justify the means. I'll use the ideal of the movie - the value of human life. When is it okay to de-value human life enough to take it? How severe need a situation become in order to permit ending another's life. This question needs to be answered on a large scale and a small one. I think it is costly to answer it as well, but it must be answered.

More on this later...

Chris