In this very difficult situation, which is the most reasonable?

[Khemarato.bhikkhu]

I’m reminded of @Jasudho’s response to a similar question recently:

@Jasudho

You appear to be asking for categorical answers to hypothetical questions.

But yes, the trolly problem is well hashed.

Bhante Sujato wrote this nice essay on “Just War” a bit ago which is also worth a read:

On deeds of war both bright and dark

The Buddha offered us a logical framework, the tetralemma, for unpacking the troubling morality of war. It clarifies not just the ethics of war, but the limits of ethics as well. In doing so, it offers a more nuanced and sophisticated perspective than the so-called “just war” doctrine that has so fascinated theorists of European traditions. Buddhism does not “lack” a just war doctrine; rather, it refuses to be drawn into the errors of thought that make such a doctrine necessary. But first let m…

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