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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 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm
(May 19, 2016 at 1:06 pm)pool the great Wrote:
(May 19, 2016 at 1:04 pm)Thena323 Wrote: Never said the consequences would be non-existent. It's clear there'd be consequences all around.

So, in short, you'd essentially be killing 5 of your children and saving one as opposed to saving all the 5 children and killing one. And you're okay with that?

No, I wouldn't be "okay" with seeing any of my children die. Would anyone?
Do me a favor and read the rest of your thread. 

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RE: #1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem" - by Athene - May 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm

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