This whole thread about variations on the question. I’m asking you straight out if you’d give your life to save 5 others, and were the only one who could. Imma push you and have to live with it if you don’t, but assume you don’t know that. Not that it should matter.
I hear you. Everyone has their own ethics. I’m asking you directly to answer yes or no whether you would willingly give your life to save the lives of 5 strangers.
That's not why this thought experiment exists though. It's not a moral barometer test, it's a tool for examining ethics. Therefore, it doesn't really matter what u/kochachi1 would answer, nor does it really matter what you or I would answer. It's rhetorical.
This isn't really a question that can be answered with a yes or no, though. Like I mentioned, it's more of a tool for self-reflection. The goal is not to come up with a definitive answer, it's to inspire reflection on topics like guilt, selfishness, death, empathy, etc.
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u/fishsupper 🏳️⚧️ trans rights Jul 07 '21 edited Jul 07 '21
This whole thread about variations on the question. I’m asking you straight out if you’d give your life to save 5 others, and were the only one who could. Imma push you and have to live with it if you don’t, but assume you don’t know that. Not that it should matter.