(January 24, 2018 at 7:03 pm)SaStrike Wrote:(January 24, 2018 at 6:48 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: It's nice to hear someone speak up for that one guy on the track instead of going on about how the five people matter more.
I guess neither matters more, we all die anyway. I was just trying to show it could be consistent. But if some people can convince themselves that sometimes it's ok to kill one innocent person for the greater of mankind as a whole then that's fine too. If they genuinely thought they are doing the right thing then can't blame them. It is a dilemma after all.
You're not killing an innocent person in the trolley scenario. You're changing the tracks so that the least amount of people are killed.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
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