@PhilosophyExp Hiroshima?
Can anybody think of an event from history - not the Mignonette case! - that mirrors the structure of the standard trolley problem?
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@SubManUSN That's (arguably) the same sort of utilitarian calculation. But the war aspect complicates the issue (because I suspect for... -
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@PhilosophyExp If vaccine then worth considering 1976 swine flu where 'vaccine killed more than outbreak' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_swine_flu_outbreak … -
@johnthejack Badger example is good! Vaccine more difficult. (I'm already using quarantine.) Thanks! -
@PhilosophyExp Sure. Good luck with it.
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@PhilosophyExp Vaccination? Lives saved, many protected, but v.small number may react to vaccine (don't mean MMR/autism)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp Arguably badger cull, big story in UK at mo, is form of trolley: kill badgers to protect cows (Tho some say good for badgers)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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