wstrinz comments on The Trolley Problem: Dodging moral questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: WrongBot 08 December 2010 04:38:46AM 2 points [-]

I would smother the baby and then feel incredibly, irrationally guilty for weeks or months.

I am not a psychopath, but I am a utilitarian. I value having a consistent set of values more than I value any other factor that has come into conflict with that principle so far.

Comment author: wstrinz 08 December 2010 03:52:31PM 1 point [-]

I hope I'd do the same. I've never had to kill anyone before though, much less my own baby, so I can't be totally sure I'd be capable of it.