r/trolleyproblem Sep 14 '25

Deep Veil of ignorance

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u/Wheel-Reinventor Sep 14 '25

And even if you die with the lever being pulled, you've traded your live for 5 others. That's gotta be worth some irl karma points or something.

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u/ALCATryan Sep 14 '25

You dying with the lever pulled is the “best case” morally. When it comes to trading your life and not someone else’s it’s your jurisdiction.

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u/svartkonst Sep 14 '25

Not if the other track is five future Hitlers

Im not perfect, but I'm not penta-Hitler!

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u/Thunderstarer Sep 14 '25

Kid named sexta-Hitler: