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> evil is deliberately harming others I don't think this definition of evil survives the trolley problem.
by marginalia_nu 4y ago
> evil is deliberately harming others
I don't think this definition of evil survives the trolley problem.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoYet it reflects the natural reaction of not deliberately killing someone for the greater good, because people judge that more evil than the neutral position of not intervening. Also, if you don't intervene, you don't have to answer to the police about why you deliberately killed a man. Murder is murder, even if your intentions were good.
- Timon3 4y agoAs mentioned by the comment you reply to, this thought: > Yet it reflects the natural reaction of not deliberately killing someone for the greater good, because people judge that more evil than the neutral position of not intervening. is quickly disproven through the Trolley problem, since it's literally about deliberately killing someone for the greater good - and the average respondent DOES deliberately kill someone for the greater good.