‘Utilitarian’ judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas do not reflect impartial concern for the greater good

@d_a_robson @ObsNewReview 'Improved decision-making'? ‘Utilitarian’ judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas do not reflect impartial concern for the greater good https://t.co/OusgqBbBAc https://t.co/OgRDqbGiEs

@briandavidearp Brian, I've seen some articles lately pushing notion that readiness to push fat man in 'trolley problem' is avoiding a 'cognitive bias' and 'improved decision-making'. Struck me as bad moral reasoning and I came across this article you coll

@BillKristol Here is a counter-study on the topic: "In Study 1, we found that rates of 'utilitarian' judgment were associated with a broadly immoral outlook concerning clear ethical transgressions in a business context, as well as with sub-clinical psychop

@MatthewAdelste1 @panickssery And, btw, there is empirical evidence that stereotypical utilitarian responses to "sacrificial" dilemmas are not even roughly tracking utilitarian beliefs, quite the opposite! Those are used *all over* the lit. Nothing at all