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In the extreme examples it’s do you kill an innocent baby in the cradle to save one million lives? What about 10? Contra, do you lose 200 million jobs

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Mar 25 '20, 10:23

To save one life

Those are extremes and not the situation here

I just find the pearl clutching response to utilitarian arguments to be a political tool of the left at the moment that is contrary to how we actually support politicians thinking (and how we as a society implicitly think) all the time

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But it's not an A/B choice - Reagen Mar 25, 10:28 1
- I don’t think I’m saying it’s A/B of course it isn’t. I’m just saying that the pearl clutching over lives will be lost is silly. Everyone is saying th - JackDawson Mar 25, 10:32

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In the extreme examples it’s do you kill an innocent baby in the cradle to save one million lives? What about 10? Contra, do you lose 200 million jobs

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