In one room, a child is about to die. In the other room, an evil demon is about to raise the cost of all grocery items in the world by 2%.
You can either save the child or kill the demon, but not both. Which do you choose?
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Raising food prices worldwide 2% would definitely cost the lives of some number f poor people
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by the phrasing of the question you are already standing in the room with the child so you grab the kid on the way to slay the demon
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Easy, 1 child in the grand scheme means nothing. Even if they were to grow up to become a world leader. Save that 2%
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If you are a grocer, or an investor in the grocery business, or a business owner selling to grocers, or similar, this is not a conundrum.