It's a fair point and honestly the thought experiment is straight from a Philosophy 101 course in college "Would you kill 1 person to save 5?" The Trolley Dilemma, if you were at a train track and had to pull a lever, .
You realise that if you pull the lever, the tram will be diverted down a second set of tracks away from the five unsuspecting workers.
However, down this side track is one lone worker, just as oblivious as his colleagues.
So, would you pull the lever, leading to one death but saving five?
One unnecessary death or avoidable death is too many - but that is in a vacuum with no other variables. If we're talking minimizing TOTAL amount of pain and suffering and destruction that is a complex discussion.
It's a fair point and honestly the thought experiment is straight from a Philosophy 101 course in college "Would you kill 1 person to save 5?" The Trolley Dilemma, if you were at a train track and had to pull a lever, .
You realise that if you pull the lever, the tram will be diverted down a second set of tracks away from the five unsuspecting workers.
However, down this side track is one lone worker, just as oblivious as his colleagues.
So, would you pull the lever, leading to one death but saving five?
One unnecessary death or avoidable death is too many - but that is in a vacuum with no other variables. If we're talking minimizing TOTAL amount of pain and suffering and destruction that is a complex discussion.