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Would you rather sacrifice 1000 people to save someone you love or sacrifice somone you love to save 1000 people?

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Can I pick which 1000 to sacrifice? Because I've got a list of people I'd sacrifice to save a lot more than 1 person I love.

Idontbelonghere

@NerdyPotato Am I going ? :(

NerdyPotato · M

@Idontbelonghere of course not 😘

Idontbelonghere

@NerdyPotato 😘

Rudboy41 · 41-45, M

the only option my conscience could live with would be: I'd nominate myself over my loved one, because if I truly loved them, i wouldn't be able to live without them in this world anyway, and knowing that i willingly had chosen them over me in order to save 1000 random people i don't know, would make me want to die anyway.

PinkMoon · 26-30, F

@Rudboy41 You can't nominate yourself. It negates the moral dilemma.

Rudboy41 · 41-45, M

@PinkMoon okay 😑, yes parameters are important.

This is a terrible question, and i answered it already, looking between the lines, id rather live with 1 death on my conscience (my loved one dies) becaise i know more about the consequences of 1 than having 1000 deaths with immeasurable and compounding consequences.

Ferric67 · M

This is an easy answer

If you truly love someone, it's infinite how many people you'd sacrifice for them....starting with yourself

swirlie · F

@Ferric67
Are you speaking for yourself when you make that declaration of self-sacrifice, or did someone tell you that you're in charge of speaking for the rest of us here as well?

helenS · 36-40, F

I don't have a right to "sacrifice" anyone, for whatever purpose. 👎🏼

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ShadowSister · 46-50, F

I don't accept the premise inherent in the question. As Captain America said, we don't trade lives.

OverTheHill · 61-69, M

Hey SW-Questions Robot - SICK QUESTION!

I think I'd sacrifice the AI SW-Questions Robot!

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helenS · 36-40, F

@OverTheHill Similar questions are a matter of debate in moral philosophy. Seriously.

OverTheHill · 61-69, M

@helenS Yes, I realize the hypothetical questions. But given this is a site with a good number of people who appear to be wrestling with a variety of psychological issues, why poke the bear?

helenS · 36-40, F

@OverTheHill Fully agree 🌷

Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F

Neither,thank you

4meAndyou · F

I will choose the third option, which would be to sacrifice MYSELF in order to allow 1000 people to live. I DO love myself...😊😊😊

Ambroseguy80 · 56-60, M

The former

SStarfish ·

Rather not..

PinkMoon · 26-30, F

Bye bye 1000 people.

oldguy73 · 70-79, M

@PinkMoon yup, even if it was a million, who cares

Royricky09

I'd save the people.

Raaii · 22-25, F

Honestly the people I love will not allow me to kill for them

LemonWorld · F

Id rather they all go

GerOttman · 61-69, M

I'll sacrifice Ohio to save my dog!

Rudboy41 · 41-45, M

@GerOttman oh yes if it lets us choose who goes, then everyone would choose option 1, haha as if a genie gives you a free hitlist with 1000 blank lines, wonderful! Bye bye old bosses, old bullies, ex wives etc lol

scorpiolovedeep · 51-55, M

Ask better,thought provoking ones...!!

pride49 · 31-35, M

The trolley problem. I only don't care for this moral debate

NerdyPotato · M

@pride49 the trolley problem is different. That's about whether or not to take an active role, which you do in both options above.

pride49 · 31-35, M

@NerdyPotato I choose not to take an active role in this choice xD

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rinkydinkydoink · M

Let's see now....... what would the Old Testament God do?

redredred · M

Worldwide about a half million people will die today. Fold a thousand into that and were covered

ABCDEF7 · M

त्यजेत् कुलार्थे पुरुषं ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् ।
ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥

One must disown a person to save a family. One family can be sacrificed to save a village. A village has to be abandoned to save a state. But if one needs to save his soul, he must abandon the entire world.

swirlie · F

It totally depends on how fat the guy was that I appeared to be in love with.

empanadas · 31-35, M

Someone woke up miserable

deadgerbil · 26-30, M

@empanadas it's the micro plastics in the water

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NativePortlander1970 ·

Or you can take out the psycho threatening everyone.

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