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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
How many people would be willing to sacrifice a year of their lives (and possibly, their career) to save the life of someone they don't know?
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That’s a good way to put the question but not quite correct. The comparison implies inaction rather than action. So correctly stated would be how many people would sacrifice a year of their lives to not kill someone. Or how many people would sacrifice a year of their lives to save a baby. The value society puts on that life makes the answer to that question quite variable.
I would say the closer you put a real life in front of the person as opposed to an abstract life the closer that gets to 100%. So if you had to look the person in the eye and tell them you aren’t saving their life I don’t think you get many takers.