The cashier gives you too much change. Do you go back, and does the amount matter?
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Moral dilemma questions
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Some are small, like the extra change in your hand. Some are huge, like who a self-driving car should save. There are no right answers here, only reasons, and hearing someone's reasons is the whole point.
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Light
- The cashier gives you too much change. Do you go back, and does the amount matter?
- Is it okay to re-gift a present if the giver will never find out?
- You find a wallet with cash and no ID. What happens to the cash?
- Is it lying to say "I'm five minutes away" when you haven't left yet?
- Is sharing a streaming password with a friend actually wrong?
- Your friend loves their new haircut. You don't. What do you say?
- Is it okay to eat a few grapes in the supermarket before you pay?
- A restaurant forgets to charge you for a dish. Do you mention it?
- Would you tell a stranger they have food in their teeth?
- Is it okay to fake being sick to skip a party you said yes to?
- You scratch a parked car and nobody saw. What do you do next?
- Is pretending to be on the phone to avoid someone rude, or just smart?
- Is downloading a movie you'd never have paid for anyway really stealing?
- Is it fine to take the hotel shampoo? What about the towels?
- Is it okay to recline your seat all the way on a long flight?
- You overhear a stranger giving terrible advice. Do you step in?
- Would you return a shopping cart to its bay in the pouring rain?
Closer
- Your best friend's partner is cheating and only you know. Do you tell?
- Would you report a coworker you like for stealing small amounts?
- Is a white lie that protects someone's feelings kinder than the truth?
- A friend asks you to be a reference for a job they'd be bad at. What do you say?
- Would you break a promise to keep someone safe?
- You could get your dream job by quietly taking credit for a colleague's idea. Do you?
- Can you stay friends with someone who's cruel to others but kind to you?
- Would you rather be honest and lose a friend, or keep the friend and a secret?
- A child lies to protect their friend. Do you punish the lie or praise the loyalty?
- Can you forgive someone who never said sorry?
- A brand you love turns out to treat its workers badly. Do you stop buying?
- If you knew you'd never be caught, which rule would you break first?
- Is it ever okay to date a friend's ex? Does how long ago matter?
- Would you give a kidney to a stranger? To a friend? Where's the line?
- Is it ever okay to look through a partner's phone?
- Would you stretch the truth on your CV if everyone else in the pile does?
- Would you rather know a painful truth or live inside a happy lie?
- Is loyalty to a friend more important than honesty to a stranger?
- Would you keep money you found if the owner was clearly rich?
Deep
- Is testing medicine on animals right if it saves human lives?
- If eating meat is banned in 100 years, how will people judge us now?
- Should parents be allowed to choose their baby's traits, like height or eye color?
- Should a self-driving car protect its passenger or the most people?
- Would you give up some privacy for a world with far less crime?
- Should an AI ever decide who gets a scarce medical treatment?
- Is it wrong to buy cheap clothes you suspect were made by underpaid workers?
- If a machine could keep you perfectly happy forever, would you plug in?
- Would you steal medicine you couldn't afford to save someone you love?
- A runaway train will hit five people unless you pull a lever that kills one. Do you pull it?
- Can a good person do a terrible thing and still be a good person?
- Should people from the past be judged by the standards of their own time?
- Is it worse to cause harm or to let harm happen when you could stop it?
- Should famous people be forgiven more easily than the rest of us, or less?
- Would you want to know a family secret if the truth would hurt everyone?
- Do we owe more to our own family than to strangers who need more help?
- Is it okay to break a rule you think is unfair?
- If a cure existed only for the rich, is that better than no cure at all?
- Would you rather live in a fair world or a happy one?
- If we could bring back extinct animals, should we?
- How much of your money should go to people you'll never meet?
- Is a promise to someone who has died still a promise?