you’re conflating “refusing to play” with “choosing not to pull the lever.” choosing not to pull the lever still accepts the framing. it still says “these are the only tracks, this is the only lever, so my only choice is yes or no.”
actual refusal means rejecting the premise entirely. it means organizing outside the trolley and/or building a world where the trolley doesn’t run in the first place.
you say there’s no magical third choice. that’s exactly what people said to the abolitionists and the suffragettes and to everyone else who ever refused a rigged game, but built a new one anyway.
so no, refusing to play isn’t playing along. it’s the first real move anyone makes when they stop believing the lever is the only tool in existence.
And when confronted by this truth, those who choose the lesser evil devolve into insults, knowing their argument holds no moral weight, as evidenced by the other replies to you.
Most of us sleep just fine not supporting dog rape genocide fascists. You’re the one trying to come up with all sorts of tortured arguments to justify yourself
you’re conflating “refusing to play” with “choosing not to pull the lever.” choosing not to pull the lever still accepts the framing. it still says “these are the only tracks, this is the only lever, so my only choice is yes or no.”
actual refusal means rejecting the premise entirely. it means organizing outside the trolley and/or building a world where the trolley doesn’t run in the first place.
you say there’s no magical third choice. that’s exactly what people said to the abolitionists and the suffragettes and to everyone else who ever refused a rigged game, but built a new one anyway.
so no, refusing to play isn’t playing along. it’s the first real move anyone makes when they stop believing the lever is the only tool in existence.
And when confronted by this truth, those who choose the lesser evil devolve into insults, knowing their argument holds no moral weight, as evidenced by the other replies to you.
Sure, whatever helps you sleep at night. I can’t help it if you completely fail to understand Baby’s First Moral Philosophy Question.
Most of us sleep just fine not supporting dog rape genocide fascists. You’re the one trying to come up with all sorts of tortured arguments to justify yourself
Ah yes, the classic “I have no rebuttal, therefore I will insult you” response.
Maybe one day you’ll be able to process Baby’s Second Moral Philosphy Question
Maybe stop trying to emulate the moral intelligence of an infant