Re:Absurd Trolley Problems
by mperdemata on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:24AM
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But why isn't NOT pulling the lever "taking action"?
Re:Absurd Trolley Problems
by Supermancho on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @11:15AM
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"There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path" - Morpheus, The Matrix
I don't make a conscious choice to take action that will cause a stranger's death (even if more people die because I didn't take action) with exceptions for my monkeysphere. In the case of the worst enemy one, I didn't hesitate to run them over. In the case of self preservation, I chose to save myself. In the case of my best friend, other people are gonna die. Etc.
It makes a lot of these pretty easy and a few (like first cousin vs 3rd cousins) a matter of happenstance, just like the happenstance that I was looking at these absurd trolley problems.