How much time do you think you have to decide if to jump in front of the bullet? 1 second? 5 second? How far to the future do you want to consider? One generation or two? How likely the bullet will hit your livers or other organs suitable for donation? What if you live for too long afterwards and pass the age limit for organ donation? Will the shooter stop shooting immediately after seeing your sacrifice? Why? Who is the person you want to save? …. Whatever the end result of this analysis is, I don’t think it’s going to be helpful for you or anyone in a mass shooting.
I was once told that so many contrived variations of the famous trolley problem have been invented that there is a sub field of moral philosophy called trolleyology. Some thought experiment reviews something we don’t about the world or ourselves. Others are only useful for writing papers.
How much time do you think you have to decide if to jump in front of the bullet? 1 second? 5 second? How far to the future do you want to consider? One generation or two? How likely the bullet will hit your livers or other organs suitable for donation? What if you live for too long afterwards and pass the age limit for organ donation? Will the shooter stop shooting immediately after seeing your sacrifice? Why? Who is the person you want to save? …. Whatever the end result of this analysis is, I don’t think it’s going to be helpful for you or anyone in a mass shooting.
I was once told that so many contrived variations of the famous trolley problem have been invented that there is a sub field of moral philosophy called trolleyology. Some thought experiment reviews something we don’t about the world or ourselves. Others are only useful for writing papers.