From: OmarsComin | #010
you should've been the "this is a dumb question" side. because killing a baby won't ever save the world. there's no amount of murder you could do to end all suffering.
From: TheRock1525 | #011
I wouldn't kill the child without proof that the second button actually does what it says it does. It could be a trick.
Not to mention, without explanation as to WHY killing this kid would end global suffering. Why is this kid the cause of it? Or if the kid isn't the cause, how is killing him the solution? I hate these type of questions.
These posts kinda miss the point of thought experiments like this. The rules simply are as they are, use magic to explain it if you want. The point is to consider whether killing the kid would be worth the outcome promised.
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