SeahorseTreble@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 年前If one innocent person is tortured so that everyone else can live and the world doesn't end, is that simultaneously unfair but also morally preferable over complete destruction of everything?message-squaremessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down111
arrow-up191arrow-down1message-squareIf one innocent person is tortured so that everyone else can live and the world doesn't end, is that simultaneously unfair but also morally preferable over complete destruction of everything?SeahorseTreble@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square91linkfedilink
minus-squareAsimov's Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前A great story that illustrates this question really well. It is by Ursula K. Le Guin, written in 1973, if anyone is wondering.
A great story that illustrates this question really well. It is by Ursula K. Le Guin, written in 1973, if anyone is wondering.