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mahkohyesterday at 7:35 PM1 replyview on HN

You're a single parent. Through divine intervention you know that your 5 year old child has already pressed the red button. Are you going to press the blue button and risk your child becoming an orphan in a selfish and violent world? Or do you sacrifice the lives of billions to save your child from this inconvenience?


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empthoughtyesterday at 7:38 PM

That’s not the thought experiment.