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

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Comment author: Jiro 15 October 2014 05:56:12PM 0 points [-]

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The problem with "The Cold Equations" isn't just that it could have been prevented by signs and door locks. The problem is that the fact that it could have been prevented by signs and door locks turns it from "the laws of nature results in having to kill someone" to "human irresponsibility results in having to kill someone". Failing to take precautions to keep people out of a situation where they could die means the death is caused by negligence, not impersonal forces of nature.