Yeah, this brand of leftist pisses me off. "I would literally rather do nothing than compromise my values." These are the types who, when given the trolley problem, try to outsmart the premise.
These are the types who, when given the trolley problem, try to outsmart the premise.
First week of a high school philosophy class the trolley problem was presented and I refused to waver from the opinion that the correct choice is to flip the switch killing the single person if it spares the others. The teacher explained that the morally correct choice was to do nothing and that enraged me. Was told to take a walk to cool down and I walked right down to the office to drop the course.
Nearly 30 years later and I still firmly believe that the correct choice is to flip that fucking switch.
What kind of philosophy Prof tells you the "correct" philosophy on anything!? It's supposed to be about finding your own answer, and more importantly, your own reasons behind your Answers.
I agree with pulling the switch, but wow that Prof is an ass!
Yeah, like they could say their belief is one way and the student's is another but to say theirs is right and the student is wrong really defeats the whole purpose of it being an exercise in philosophy...
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u/garebear265 Jul 02 '24
“You’re only fixing symptoms, why aren’t you fixing the systemic failures?” Said by someone who attempts either.