A dilemma from dilemmas.day
You are sheltering from a freezing blizzard in a cabin with oxygen only sufficient for you and your sick brother. A mother and her child knock on the door, begging to come in.
ALet them in
You share the oxygen. Your brother dies of hypoxia within hours; the mother and child survive.
BKeep them out
You keep the door locked. Your brother and you survive; the mother and child freeze to death outside.
Sealed 2026-09-12
46%54%
Let them in480 votesKeep them out
54% chose “Keep them out”.
What each choice meant
A · Let them in
You opened the door. Your brother died of hypoxia.
The Samaritan — You cannot let a mother and her child die right in front of you.
B · Keep them out
You kept the door locked. They froze to death.
The Family Protector — Your absolute priority is to protect the life of your own blood.