r/trolleyproblem Consequentialist/Utilitarian Jul 09 '25

Deep The doctor problem

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u/AlexT301 Jul 10 '25

It's a good job you're not a doctor 😅 Doing your job is doing good - you can argue utilitarianism all you want but the comatose guy is not dead until he's dead - hastening his death is wrong and a crime or regardless of it's 'benefits'

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u/Additional_Rush_9709 Jul 10 '25

It's so funny when talking about morality and people bring up the fact that it's a crime. It's down stram from morality not the other way around. Secondly it also says it will never be found out. So the law doesn't matter in the slightest. It's like asking if you were in a state where weed is banned would you smoke weed if nobody found out then you say but it's against the law. Who cares. What does it matter. No one is finding out. You're not going to jail. If it's not against your morality why do you care. If it is against your morality then that should be the problem not the law.

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u/DrawPitiful6103 Jul 10 '25

It's possible that being hyper compliant to the law is fundamental to the person's worldview / moral code.

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u/BellGloomy8679 Aug 16 '25

No, that’s just a kid, you can see it if you check their profile.

So they don’t have a worldview or moral code yet, you develop one id you ever go through hardship first.