06-20-2017, 01:38 AM
(06-20-2017, 12:15 AM)Jester Wrote:(06-19-2017, 07:10 PM)Bolty Wrote: I can't answer these questions definitively. But I love thinking about them.
There is literally a very popular facebook page just entirely built on trolley problem memes. I find ethics fun to contemplate, and hopefully relevant, but kids these days have taken it to a whole new level.
-Jester
Interesting discussion. Re: the aforementioned 'trolley problem', I think something to consider also would be if you touched the lever diverting the train, you'd be liable for manslaughter at best, murder at worst, but if you did nothing, the justices would be hard pressed to say you committed willful neglect when you could argue you were simply too shocked to commit to any action at that moment. So the logical conclusion would be to not even touch the lever.
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