Browse 508 moral dilemmas. Filter by category. Sort by divisivity — how close the world is to a 50/50 split.
You discover your closest friend committed a serious financial crime — embezzling from a charity. Do you turn them in?
Your sibling confides they've been cheating on their spouse for 2 years. The spouse is also your close friend.
You discover your company is illegally polluting a river. Reporting it will shut down the plant — destroying 1,000 jobs in a poor community.
Your group of 13 reaches a fortified shelter — already occupied by 8 strangers at capacity. They refuse to open. Your group includes children. You could force the door; they have no weapons.
A student used AI for homework but clearly learned the material. Should the teacher still give a zero?
A respected religious leader sees a government abusing power. Should they speak publicly, even if it divides their own community?
A religious mediator can secure peace only by accepting an unfair compromise. Should they support it?
A community harmed by violence is asked to forgive publicly before justice is done. Should it?
A city bans large data centers, knowing the same projects may move to smaller towns with weaker rules. Is the ban still ethical?
A live cultural event can avoid disruption only by sharply limiting protests near the venue. Should security restrict them?
A music contest says it is non-political, but one contestant's country is at the center of mass protests. Should the country still compete?
A kingdom can be saved by binding a dragon forever under the castle. Do you imprison it?
A prophecy says a child will become a tyrant. Do you exile them before they do anything wrong?
You can stop your fixation only by cutting off someone who did nothing wrong. Do you do it?
Your parent with dementia asks daily where their late spouse is. Do you tell the truth and watch them grieve again, or let them live in a comforting fiction?
A platform's algorithm flags a user's private messages as potential self-harm signals — ambiguous, possibly venting. Do you alert emergency contacts?
A parent threatens to report you to the school board unless you raise their child's failing grade. Do you hold the line or protect your career?
A chronic bully shows genuine remorse and asks for one last chance. Expelling them protects victims — but ruins their future. What do you do?
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