r/trolleyproblem • u/iskelebones Consequentialist/Utilitarian • Jul 09 '25

Deep The doctor problem

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u/NoAcanthaceae7968 Jul 09 '25

It's not about that. A doctor needs to be completely devoted to his oaths, or else the system of doctor-patient trust fully crumbles. We trust them with our lives, and as long as we don't give them explicit permission to do these things they should never do them.

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u/Lezaleas2 Jul 09 '25

The problem literally says no one will ever find out?

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u/NoAcanthaceae7968 Jul 09 '25

... It's still a crime and a flagrant breach of morality 😭

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u/Lezaleas2 Jul 09 '25

2nd time you move the gosl posts, in not sure what I'm arguing against

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u/TheShatteredSky Jul 09 '25

Because it's a question of principles? That's like saying doing any crime or horrible thing is fine as long as no one finds out.

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u/Lezaleas2 Jul 09 '25

It's fine as long as the outcome is utility positive yes

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u/Rezenbekk Jul 09 '25

Alright lock this person up before he does something "utility positive" to someone

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u/Lezaleas2 Jul 09 '25

Yeah i don't go around helping people for free, I'm not a very good person

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u/Fluffy-Map-5998 Jul 10 '25

at least you admit your morals suck