I was reading someone's posts on here (whom I shall not name publicly), and I was frankly shocked when they quoted #JohnStuartMill while trying to present their absurd opinion as if it gave them ethical support.
If you believe in that brand of "ethics", you're a monster.
It is probably the best known ethical #dilemma.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpf6KcWYyw
The jurist would not intervene.
Intervention would be permissible with impunity only to save a close relative. Otherwise, depending on the legal system, one must answer for involuntary manslaughter or #murder.
The Christian would not intervene.
Let God decide and God's ways are inscrutable.
Most people would set the switch so that fewer people die.
#Utilitarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism
The hacker would block the switch so that it stops in the middle, causing the trolley to derail.
The #moral of the #decision is that 10 passengers on the trolley die in the derailment and everything is far worse.
http://existentialcomics.com/comic/259
h/t @Rhysy
#philosophy #ExistentialComics #Utilitarianism #Voluntaryism #Libertarianism #Paradox #RobertNozick #Monopoly #FreeMarket #LaissezFaire #WupsItDoesntWork
For people interested in surveillance, social systems, ethics and... crime-fiction-sci-fi, I will recommend the Japanese animation Psycko-Pass. It is a macabre and dystopian cyberpunk-take on modern society and it's worst trends, told with interesting characters and a very thorough and interesting background-world. For everybody with 11 hours to spare and a strong stomach.
#Animation #Anima #manga #Japan #totalitarianism #utilitarianism #scifi #sci-fi #cyberpunk #dystopia #Surveillance #control #freedom
