My honest answer would be “I don’t know; I’d like to think so” but I suspect that would fail to communicate usefully.
Perhaps “Well, for example, if by killing myself I could save the lives of ten other people whose lives were roughly as worthwhile as mine, then I’d like to think I would… though of course you never know until the moment for decision arrives. What would you do in that situation?”
What do you answer?
My honest answer would be “I don’t know; I’d like to think so” but I suspect that would fail to communicate usefully.
Perhaps “Well, for example, if by killing myself I could save the lives of ten other people whose lives were roughly as worthwhile as mine, then I’d like to think I would… though of course you never know until the moment for decision arrives. What would you do in that situation?”