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MineralMan

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11. In reality, however, most people would freeze and do nothing.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #8)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 01:03 PM

Sep 2018

so, five would die. In other cases, people would offer "thoughts and prayers" and walk on.

Fortunately, most of us are never faced with such a dilemma.

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Would you kill one to save many? [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2018 OP

yes. Its more sinful to allow the many to be killed, if sin could be measured, its obvious beachbum bob Sep 2018 #1

I have no idea what sin is. It is less wrong Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #3

Ah Trolley Puzzles. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #2

Post removed Post removed Sep 2018 #4

No, they didn't SCantiGOP Sep 2018 #5

They saved no lives. They killed in retribution. MineralMan Sep 2018 #6

Even that assumes that a fetus is a life that can be saved. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #9

That's true. MineralMan Sep 2018 #10

What the ever loving fuck? Iggo Sep 2018 #14

Personally, I would not. MineralMan Sep 2018 #7

In the classic trolley puzzle there is no doubt Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #8

In reality, however, most people would freeze and do nothing. MineralMan Sep 2018 #11

The trolley problem really reveals two base type of ethics qazplm135 Oct 2018 #16

Fortunately, it never comes up. Cartoonist Sep 2018 #12

A more realistic version marylandblue Sep 2018 #13

I'd be tempted to kill the guy who keeps tying all these people to the railroad tracks... Iggo Sep 2018 #15