same with the trolley problem. it’s supposed to be so obvious, like asking someone ‘if your friend jumped off a cliff, would you?’ that it shows that it is moral to choose the lesser of two evils. it wasn’t designed to be a debate
same with the trolley problem. it’s supposed to be so obvious, like asking someone ‘if your friend jumped off a cliff, would you?’ that it shows that it is moral to choose the lesser of two evils. it wasn’t designed to be a debate
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 day ago
we’re talking about the intersection between ethics and game theory though. the simple problems (trolley problem, cat dilemma, prisoner’s dilemma) have simple boring answers. It’s once you change the simple problem that it becomes interesting, both in game theory and ethics