Imagine that you are a world-renowned transplant surgeon at the most prestigious medical center in your country. You have the potential to do unlimited good for the benefit of humankind; however, there always seems to be a shortage of organs to transplant.
Today, you received a pair of intact, sky blue eyeballs from a generous organ donor who happened to have been in a horrifying car accident in their overpriced sports car. The donor had a rare blood type that limits the number of transplant patients who can be selected - it also limits the patients' ability to get a transplant in the future, as they share that rare blood type.
You have the difficult job of choosing who will get the transplant today, and you need to notify the patient within the next three minutes in order to ensure the health of the organs, as it's a long drive for each person to get to the hospital. Unfortunately, the patients are adamant that they receive both eyes.
Patient A is a highly-awarded military general who averted a domestic terrorism plot five years ago that would have been a national tragedy without their quick instincts and sharp eye. However, Patient A has also recently been linked to several serious war crimes overseas that some would consider terrorism which, if true, would end their career.
Patient B is a prodigy artist, the likes of which we haven't seen since Leonardo DaVinci. Their work is mind-blowing, irreplaceable, and irreplicable, and two of their pieces are hanging in the Louvre, having been labelled priceless by the most stingy art critics. However, Patient B is also notorious for experimenting with dangerous drug cocktails.
Patient C is an infamous sniper who assassinated a cruel, controversial, and genocidal world leader last year, thus averting more casualties and ending a decade-long civil war. However, Patient C is also on trial for said assassination, and they may or may not be convicted of murder and end up serving a life sentence in prison.
Which patient would you choose, and why?
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Job Openings: Philosophy and Prompts
FanfictionThis is a collection of nonsense and story ideas that I don't have the time or interest to include in my one-shot collections, but would be interested in reading. Beware of crack and existential crises beyond this point. This list probably won't be...
