All moral dilemmas
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A runaway trolley is heading toward 5 people. You can pull a lever to divert it — but it will kill 1 person instead.
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A burning building: you can only save one person — your partner, or a 5-year-old child you've never met.
A limited drop sells out in 30 seconds. Resellers using AI bots resell at 4x. You could buy one bot subscription and join — or wait in the human queue and lose.
A self-driving car's brakes fail. It must choose: swerve into a barrier (killing the passenger) or hit a pedestrian who jaywalked.
Your sibling confides they've been cheating on their spouse for 2 years. The spouse is also your close friend.
Your 9-year-old has been invited to a friend's first sleepover. The host parents are friendly but you don't know them well. Most kids at school don't do sleepovers anymore.
Your child is dying and needs medicine you cannot afford. You could steal it. The store owner is not evil — just running a business.
In a meeting, a coworker presents your idea as their own and the boss is impressed. Speaking up now means contradicting them in front of everyone.
A city offers to eliminate all violent crime by installing 24/7 AI surveillance on every street corner and public space.
A one-time wealth tax would fund 10 years of food aid to the people who need it most. Billionaires would still be billionaires.
You discover your 13-year-old has a secret account with 50,000 followers. They've been posting for a year without your knowledge. They earn €800 a month. They beg you not to shut it down.
You can go back in time and kill one person as a baby — preventing a genocide that kills 10 million people. The baby is innocent.
Your closest friend is about to quit their job, sell their apartment, and move abroad for a 4-month-old relationship. They ask you honestly: 'Do you think I'm making a mistake?'
Every adult receives €1,500/month from the government. Taxes for the top 20% double. Do you support it?
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 zoo keeps endangered animals in enclosures a tiny fraction of their natural range. It also funds breeding programs that have pulled real species back from extinction and teaches millions of children to care about wildlife. Is keeping the animals there justified?
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