Max Leibman on Nostr: I’ve seen a lot of trolley problem takes today, so here’s mine: In order to ...
I’ve seen a lot of trolley problem takes today, so here’s mine:
In order to believe there is a correct answer, you either need to believe that inaction and action carry equal moral weight or that human lives are fungible (or both).
The former is trivial to falsify.
The latter is an obscenity.
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