Comic #4217: ethical-conundrums-2

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Here’s the transcription of the comic text:

Panel 1: Alien: "Greetings, leader of humanity! We come from across the galaxy! We wish to know how your species would solve an ethical conundrum."

Panel 2: Alien: "Suppose a vehicle is headed for a large group of sapient beings at such a high speed that it will kill them all. It can alter course, but only by steering into a small number of sapient beings on the ship?"

Panel 3: Human: "Oh! We call these 'trolley problems.' There are lots of solutions—why do you ask?"

Panel 4: Alien: "No reason."

Background Visuals:

• A spaceship is depicted in motion toward Earth with a trail of smoke behind it.
• Earth is shown in the foreground, and a large asteroid or rock appears on the side.