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 say that there’s a 50% chance that it will hit earth, completely destroying it and killing everyone. There’s also a 50% chance that the asteroid will miss the earth entirely, causing no damage or fatalities.
The military has prepared missiles. If you launch the missiles, there’s a 100% chance that the debris from the asteroid will kill half of earth’s population. It’s unknown which half of the world will die.
Assuming you’re in a position to make a decision about this asteroid, what do you do?
The above are the results from the poll that I administered in my political group – Civil Political Discourse 🇺🇸
Facebook interviewed me personally back in October, 2020, and commended me for being able to host healthy, political conversations. My group is sorely lacking a robust Democratic/Progressive presence, so if you fall on the left side of the isle, I doubly encourage you to join. That being said, we welcome members of any political affiliation.
If you’re interested in seeing the rest of the commentary or participating in future thought experiments, I invite you to join my group.
