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