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Edit of yesterday's meme with accounted for non-voters

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[–] vonbaronhans@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

True, it's a misapplication of the original thought experiment.

But it also kind of lays bare the consequences of choosing "the moral high ground" over an outcomes-based approach to morality. And I think that is still a useful thing.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I just don't think it's useful. Trying to argue against a non consequentialist ethical position with consequences is like beating your head against the wall. It's just an endless circular argument.

[–] vonbaronhans@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

Sometimes people ignore consequences because they simply haven't thought through the consequences. That's a very normal human thing. Laying it out this way can persuade some people.

Some people might even become consequentialist when shown the consequences they hadn't fully considered before.