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Haidt's research says that reason alone cannot accomodate for people making ethical decisions so unless we cared about the topic or had a personal connection to it, a decision may not even be reached.  For my topic about helping others that are less fortunate, reason alone does not suffice because it is through caring that help is administered.  Since we are driven by our intuition our reasoning for making a decision is based upon that initial "gut reaction".  Therefore when addressing my question about whether or not help should be given to those less fortunate, it would be best to try and answer different questions unrelated to my "gut reaction" and to expore the other side of the argument.  I think there's an answer to an ethical dilemma but there is no correct or incorrect answer, everything is up for interpretation.  There may not just be a single answer but a number of possibilities to choose from.