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Trolley problem: 2035 version

Poll: Is internal manipulation of personal beliefs ethically acceptable?
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NO! It is a violation of personal autonomy.
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Trolley problem: 2035 version
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RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version
May 27, 2015 at 10:51 am
This does raise a question about homosexuality though. Sexual orientation is not a choice now, but such a bot would make it a choice. That raises no real ethical dilemma for me, as I don't see anything immoral same gender sex. But, there are people, mostly Christian I imagine, who excuse homosexuality only because it is not a personal choice, or who condemn it because they think it is a personal choice. Such a bot might set gay rights back decades.
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Trolley problem: 2035 version

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Trolley problem: 2035 version - by JuliaL - May 27, 2015 at 9:56 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by pocaracas - May 27, 2015 at 10:40 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by JuliaL - May 27, 2015 at 7:37 pm
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by Jenny A - May 27, 2015 at 10:45 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by Saxmoof - May 27, 2015 at 10:50 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by bennyboy - May 27, 2015 at 10:51 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by Jenny A - May 27, 2015 at 10:51 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by Homeless Nutter - May 27, 2015 at 10:52 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by Whateverist - May 27, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by Anomalocaris - May 27, 2015 at 11:19 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by Pyrrho - May 27, 2015 at 11:35 am
RE: Trolley problem: 2035 version - by ignoramus - May 27, 2015 at 9:00 pm

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