Thought Experiments
What if people were armed when they went grocery shopping?
Adam, Bob, Catherine, Danielle, Esther, and Frank are grocery shopping in isle #4. They live in an open-carry state and they are all armed.No one is…
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Thought Experiments
Should One Condemn Athletes Use Their Platforms to Make Political Opinions?
The year is 2063 and Democrats control the Presidency, both chambers of Congress, and have a majority of SCOTUS seats. They implement policy that…
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Can Words Hurt People? Does Having Privilege Change One’s Answer?
John is a high school student with a disability. He was born paralyzed from the waist down. In school, bullies would constantly make fun of John,…
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An Analogy to the Covid-19 Pandemic
The year is 2213 and MAGIC, similar to that conceptualized in popular movies from the 2000s, has been invented. Pakistan is the leading nation of…
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The Classic Asteroid Dilemma!
Here's a moral dilemma question I was asked back in the day... A bigly asteroid is headed towards earth. Based on its current trajectory, scientists…
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John, Jimmy, Peter, and a Hammer
John has a younger brother named Jimmy, someone that he's very close with. John also has younger cousin named Peter who he's not close with. One fine…
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Is it Okay for you Cancel Someone for Holding Different ‘Political’ Views?
Let's rewind a few decades to the early 1960s. John is white man working in South Carolina. Dameon is a black man working for the same employer. John…
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What if LGBTQ+ Discrimination Led to Increased Profits?
Imagine you're the CEO of the largest nightclub in Houston, TX. Currently, your club serves people of all races, religions, and sexual orientations.…
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Should There be Some Gun Control?
Part 1/3 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Gun control laws are pointless because bad actors will always find ways to obtain…