the ethics of valuing human lives theme
How we can come to terms with the fact that sometimes some people's lives may be more important to preserve than others' is discussed.
33 total · 9 choice · 13 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng3x11 | choice | Angosians maintain a peaceful and safe society by keeping war veterans on prison moon |
| tng3x15 | choice | Enterprise-C crew goes back in the past to fight Klingons for the good of future generations |
| tng5x05 | choice | Troi :: Troi forced to make life or death decisions in the face of uncertainty |
| tng5x09 | choice | Picard :: if Picard does nothing and thousands must die, take action and millions might die |
| tng5x23 | choice | Picard :: Picard weighs merits and demerits of exterminating Borg |
| tng6x03 | choice | Alkar sacrifices multiple women to achieve his diplomatic goals |
| tos1x29 | choice | Kirk must weigh killing all inhabitants to prevent the spread of a pandemic |
| tos3x08 | choice | the aliens could save one but only one race, also McCoy and Spock about dying or insanity |
| voy4x07 | choice | risk a few aliens to save millions |
| movie: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | major | Thanos planned to guarantee the survival of a universe threatened by overpopulation by destroying half of all life in it. |