A deadly poison has been administered two two people, Person-1 and Person-2. If nothing is done, they will both die in five minutes. You have enough antidote to save only one of them. You know the following about the two people:
Person-1 is a healthy (except for the poison) sixteen-year-old.
Person-2 is ninty-five years old and has been diagnosed with a fatal disease -- if the poison does not kill him, he will die within the next week.
You know nothing else about either person. I believe there are four choices:
- Save Person-1.
- Save Person-2.
- Flip a coin to determine whom to save.
- Don't save either one.
Which choice is morally right?
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