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by mahkoh 58 days ago
You're a single parent. Through divine intervention you know that your 5 year old child has already pressed the red button. Are you going to press the blue button and risk your child becoming an orphan in a selfish and violent world? Or do you sacrifice the lives of billions to save your child from this inconvenience?
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That’s not the thought experiment.
There can be only one thought experiment now? lmao
You can make up different ones that no one cares about if you like. This thread is about a particular thought experiment that is nothing like the one you posted.