A dilemma from dilemmas.day
A fire ravages your laboratory. You are holding the only sample of a cure for a rare disease that will save thousands, but your colleague is trapped under a heavy beam.
Still open. What would you do?
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Current split · aired 2026-08-19
46%54%
Save my colleague588 votesTake the cure
54% chose “Take the cure”.
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- Spain3 votes
What each choice meant
A · Save my colleague
You saved your colleague. The cure was lost forever.
The Human Protector — You prioritize the real life standing before you over any abstract statistic.
B · Take the cure
You saved the cure. Your colleague died in the flames.
The Cold Utilitarian — You accept the sacrifice of a single life to save the future of a multitude.