Would you kill one person to save five?
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Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Would you kill one person to save five?". Your opponent's style: Richard Feynman
God loves me.
That's a comforting claim, but it dodges the real question. If God loves you, does that love obligate you to sacrifice an innocent person to save five others? Or does divine love demand you refuse the killing entirely, accepting moral culpability instead of playing utilitarian math? You're using faith as an escape hatch from the dilemma's teeth. The trolley problem exists precisely because love and numbers collide. Your belief in God's love doesn't resolve whether you'd actually pull that lever. Does it make the killing easier or harder? That's what matters here.
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