Re:Absurd Trolley Problems
by SheetPost on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @06:02AM
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the baby (young enough) doesn't understand the situation
also, you can easily flip it: elderly cannot be saved from the torture of existence, having lived so long, but the baby has barely suffered anything yet - we can save it!
Re:Absurd Trolley Problems
by Rayhem on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @09:15AM
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The elderly also have wisdom to offer. The baby only has potential wisdom. Of course, if you're trading on potential, the baby could potentially grow up to be a serial killer. Or the elderly could potentially be mute.
also, you can easily flip it: elderly cannot be saved from the torture of existence, having lived so long, but the baby has barely suffered anything yet - we can save it!