The trolley problem
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[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (6 children)
That's what I think too.
The idea is the killing 5 is the default action if you do nothing (and are therefore theoretically 'blameless because you did nothing' in some mental frameworks). But you are actively choosing to kill a person who otherwise was not in danger. That's the "dilemma". But I agree with you that in the end it's a numbers game.
[–]Snow 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (5 children)
I won't pull the lever if there is 5 billion VS 1.
[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (4 children)
You wouldn't want to save 4.999 billion people?
[–]Snow 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (3 children)
I hate the idea of murder the minority and do it myself.
[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (2 children)
Yes, but in reality you're still responsible. Lack of action is still a choice you've made, especially when the action is trivially easy. That's how I see it anyway
[–]Snow 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (1 child)
Do you know the moral machine?
http://moralmachine.mit.edu/
It changed the trolley to a self-driving car, "avoiding intervention" is a standard on there. I avoiding most intervention except it's going to kill dogs and cats.
[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (0 children)
Interesting, I hadn't heard of that. Thanks for sharing
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