Moral Dilemmas: Would You Rather?

Would you rather save the life of a single person you know or five strangers, knowing that your choice will have a significant impact on your community?

• Save the life of a single person you know

• Save the lives of five strangers

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Would you rather tell a lie to protect a friend from getting into trouble or tell the truth and risk losing their friendship?

• Tell a lie to protect a friend

• Tell the truth and risk losing their friendship

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Would you rather have the power to change one major event in history, potentially altering the course of humanity, or have the ability to foresee your own future and make changes to your personal life?

• Change one major event in history

• Foresee your own future and make changes

Would you rather live a life where you achieve all your personal goals but at the cost of others' happiness, or live a modest life where you contribute to the happiness of many?

• Achieve all your personal goals at the cost of others' happiness

• Live a modest life contributing to the happiness of many

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Would you rather have the ability to end all suffering in the world but lose your own sense of purpose, or maintain your sense of purpose while the world continues to suffer?

• End all suffering in the world but lose your own sense of purpose

• Maintain your sense of purpose while the world continues to suffer

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What is the definition of moral dilemma?

• a situation in which an easy choice has to be made between two courses of action

• a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails going beyond the bounds of a moral principle

• a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do

• a difficult situation or problem.

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