- 02 Apr 2017 08:57
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Inspired by a post on TLTE, I have created this thread. Every so often I will put on a moral dilemma and see what people's responses are. Anyone else can feel free to do the same if you find a moral dilemma that you find interesting. The first one will be on self sacrifice.
Moral Dilemma One:
You find yourself locked in a cage hanging over a cliff edge on a very high mountain top. Next to you is another cage with the ten most important people you know locked inside it. This can be anyone. Your mother, father, sister, children, best friend etc. In your cage there is a remote control with the following text next to it.
'If you push the green button your cage will swing to platform and open the cage door but the other cage drops and everyone dies. If you push the red button the other cage swings to the platform and opens their cage door but your cage drops and you will die. If you do nothing in the next hour both cages drop and everyone dies.'
What would you do?
Moral Dilemma One:
You find yourself locked in a cage hanging over a cliff edge on a very high mountain top. Next to you is another cage with the ten most important people you know locked inside it. This can be anyone. Your mother, father, sister, children, best friend etc. In your cage there is a remote control with the following text next to it.
'If you push the green button your cage will swing to platform and open the cage door but the other cage drops and everyone dies. If you push the red button the other cage swings to the platform and opens their cage door but your cage drops and you will die. If you do nothing in the next hour both cages drop and everyone dies.'
What would you do?