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#1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem"

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#1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem"
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RE: #1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem"
May 18, 2016 at 9:22 pm
This hypothetical has been done to death many times.

As has objective morality, evolution and poo. It's very fatiguing....
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#1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem"

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RE: #1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem" - by ignoramus - May 18, 2016 at 9:22 pm

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