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Re:The Trolley Problem Problem by oarsinsync on Monday June 01, 2020 @06:19AM (#23376986)
> pick the course which reduces the greatest amount of suffering

Reduces for who? Over what time frame? What's the scope, and why that scope and not a different scope?

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Re:The Trolley Problem Problem by catssie on Monday June 01, 2020 @08:42PM (#23385880)
Whom? Well, the greatest number of people possible. All time frames. All scopes. You philosophers always trying to confuse the simple.
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