For this discussion I want you to consider how much is human life worth versus many potential lives being lost in real life scenarios. I want you to read the Sandel piece on the “Trolley Problem” and watch a few of the short videos on the topic. One of the videos is from the move the Imitation Game with Benjamin Cumberbatch, and it deals with the real situation of discovering the German/Nazi codes during World War II, a major war winning secret, but the dilemma was whether to keep it a secret or not? When you watch it, you will get the dilemma! The other involves a potential drone strike on a terrorist but doing so may result in the deaths of innocent civilians. What should be done?
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