I was aware of the many possible negative consequences such an action could have ( and the impossiblity of it ever having a chance of happening) however if there was a majority support across a society above 75% would the basic idea of sacrificing a small number of people to a modest lifestyle in order to save a large number of people be something you could support. Would a bloodbath be triggered with such support.
I pose the question and think its a meaninful question because it is in a “general” sense a decision societies and civilization as a whole ( and by extension all individuals) are making every day.
I spend $70 a month on entertainment. If I redirect this money I could save 7 people a month from a preventable premature death. We all make these decisions. If the question was a choice between throwing the fat person in front of the trolley of yourself in order to save people which would you prefer.
Also remember it is the “fat person” or wealthy that propels the trolley into these people to varying degrees.
Unless you’re willing to save expected lives instead of having a high chance of saving currently-existing lives, of course. (In which case (IIRC) the cost of saving around 8 expected lives is $1, by Anna Salamon’s estimate.)
I was aware of the many possible negative consequences such an action could have ( and the impossiblity of it ever having a chance of happening) however if there was a majority support across a society above 75% would the basic idea of sacrificing a small number of people to a modest lifestyle in order to save a large number of people be something you could support. Would a bloodbath be triggered with such support. I pose the question and think its a meaninful question because it is in a “general” sense a decision societies and civilization as a whole ( and by extension all individuals) are making every day.
I spend $70 a month on entertainment. If I redirect this money I could save 7 people a month from a preventable premature death. We all make these decisions. If the question was a choice between throwing the fat person in front of the trolley of yourself in order to save people which would you prefer.
Also remember it is the “fat person” or wealthy that propels the trolley into these people to varying degrees.
IIRC, the actual cost of saving a life is about $100-$1000, but certainly not $10.
Unless you’re willing to save expected lives instead of having a high chance of saving currently-existing lives, of course. (In which case (IIRC) the cost of saving around 8 expected lives is $1, by Anna Salamon’s estimate.)
How does she estimate $0.13 per expected life saved?