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Originally Posted by Beebs
I'm saying that more than the results needs to be looked at.
It's like all the examples I gave, or the trolley example where you have to chose between a trolley full of 5 people going into a wall or crashing into a group of 3 people saving the trolley, killing the 3.
It is not just a numbers game, there are other issues involved.
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My answer to this really depends on whether or not I am on the trolley.
For lack of a better comparison, I look at humanity as a very large herd. I have worked hard enough to work my way forward to the front of the herd so that I don't have lions nipping at my feet. I am certainly not at the front of the herd leading the way, but I am not at the back either. I am well aware of where I stand currently and I will make damn sure I am not "falling behind" so that I don't have to worry about lions nipping at my feet. I am an unethical bastard through and through, but I am willing to admit it.
I am willing to bet that no person on this board would be willing to give their own life to save the life of ten strangers.