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Dissident Dan
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What is the ethical difference between the following situations? Also, what would be the ethical possible courses of action (or non-action) in each situation.
A) Someone is going to shoot and kill some "innocent" person. You can stop him, but you have to kill him to do it.
B) A boulder is rolling towards a group of people. It will kill them. You can divert the boulder so that it doesn't hit them, but you will have to divert the boulder onto a path where some other person is standing, and it will kill him if you do.
A) Someone is going to shoot and kill some "innocent" person. You can stop him, but you have to kill him to do it.
B) A boulder is rolling towards a group of people. It will kill them. You can divert the boulder so that it doesn't hit them, but you will have to divert the boulder onto a path where some other person is standing, and it will kill him if you do.