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

StoryLevelMotivation
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.