Would you kill 10000 people to save the person you love most?

[CurdinHenry]

Context -

You would just have to press a button and you wouldn't have to see it happen

You would be guaranteed not to know any of them beforehand

No one would know it was you unless you confessed

Yanbu yes
Yabu no

Nonsense. I wouldn't want to live if I had caused the death of ten thousand people.

I’ve been trained to use weapons. Trained where to shoot at the body. This also means I’ve had a considerable amount of training about when and the legalities of “killing”. Also had training about ethics etc.

I’m not sure I could make that choice to kill 10,000 others to save one.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

I could absolutely kill one or two, maybe even up to 100 people to save my children…but 10,000? I’m not sure I could.

I even know how to use a rifle, bayonet and pistol.

These questions are weird. Usually used to have a go at people over impossible hypothetical situations.
Find something else to get mad at people about.. like actual real life things.

Pragmatic?

So, if you are given that choice, to kill 10,000 strangers to save one of your people, have you considered that someone else, who is a stranger to you, might also be given that choice? Then you could be among their 10,000.

Reminds me of the movie The Box, where they can push a button and someone unknown to them will die. Then the box is given to someone unknown to them to make the same decision.

Kill 10,000 people to save one? You're barking at the moon.

Sure. I'm not sure how what you've written here is a response to what I've said. I'd far rather die than do either but that's not one of the options in this thought experiment.

I don't think I would hesitate to kill 10,000 people if they were all intentionally an imminent threat to the life of a loved one, but I couldn't kill innocent people as some sort of trade.

Ross?

Yes but it follows on from the scenarios because I would predict that my loved ones (children) would feel the same.Therefore we would all end up leading a miserable existence.

For my son - yeah, tomorrow.

It’s not a decision I’d want to make or enjoy making, but I’m confident I would make it.

I also understand that others making the same decision for their kids would potentially mean mine was in that 10,000. They’re not really obliged to care about that, he’s not theirs.

When the “chips are down,” I’d imagine most would prioritise their own.

Would i sacrifice my child to save 10000 people? No. Would i kill 10000 so save my child? Also i think no. I dont think they would ever forgive me or understand that decision.

Yep to bring my mum back. In a heartbeat

Not to pick on you specifically, but I find answers like yours bizarely cold. Why is the love for a child cringe? How old are you? Do you find people hugging their mums cringe too?

Of course the right to live for 10000 people outweighs the right of one.

But I would save my own child.

If you wouldn't, if you apply cold robotic logic to it and feel your child is a fair sacrifice, well, I would say no you clearly don't feel the same as me.
I don't think I love my child more than anyone else, I assume all parents would do the same. It's the most natural, primal thing. And I think it's very very sad if a parent wouldn't.

Well, I’d imagine you might be less judgemental had you ever experienced what that poor woman has.

What a horrible question.

What would YOU do, and I really hope you never have to choose.

For my children yes and I wouldn't even think about it

Kemp? Or Ross from friends?

not sure why killing 100 is ok but then suddenly it starts to become all too much…

This. ^

I'm not answering this ludicrous question.

This. No question about it and zero fucks given

I can't see it as I have not voted on the poll. What's the result right now?

This

You love males? What males? Stallions? Bulls? Boars? Strange thing to say.

I'd prefer a different thought experiment. Something along the lines of is there a carrot in the box?

Ha ha - both fit, actually!