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Comment author: Cube 14 May 2014 03:47:37PM -1 points [-]

What kind of things override loss of life and and can be widely agreed upon?

Comment author: Lumifer 14 May 2014 04:00:00PM *  2 points [-]

What kind of things override loss of life and and can be widely agreed upon?

Going to war, for example.

Or consider involuntary organ harvesting.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 20 May 2014 03:14:26AM 2 points [-]

In the self-driving car example, say "getting to your destination". Keep in mind that the mere act of the car getting out on the road increases the expected number of resulting deaths.