Sacrifice yourself, or kill others to save more people... In fact, this is a very difficult question to come to a conclusion, and it is full of hypocritical dialectics everywhere.
Lorenzo stared at Merlin quietly. He felt that he had underestimated this mysterious alchemist. What he wanted to express was far more serious than what Lorenzo had thought.
"I'm not saying you have to sacrifice yourself, Mr. Holmes. What I want is for you to make your own decision, whether it's killing others, sacrificing yourself, or ignoring the consequences. I don't care. What I care about is your own decision and what you will do."
Merlin rejected Lorenzo's words. This was more of a moral debate than a question.
In fact, if you slightly replace all these words, Merlin's meaning becomes extremely clear.
Will Lorenzo make a decision for all the human beings lying on the rails, either ignoring the ruthless passing of the demon's train, or sacrificing others to block the demon's invasion, or will he place himself on the rails and fight the demon until the last moment.
For the sake of humanity, and to be forever separated from the devil, can Lorenzo break free from the shackles of morality and even his own shackles
Lorenzo took a deep breath, finding the conversation interesting, and then said.
"I'll push that wretch onto the tracks."
"You mean you survive at the expense of others, right?"
The train roared past and Lorenzo pushed the unlucky guy off, leaving a bloody mess.
The man was innocent, he did nothing wrong, the only thing wrong was that he was with Lorenzo, so he died.
But his death saved the rest of humanity and brought the demon train to a halt. But was this really the case? Why did he die? Why did he have to be sacrificed? No one asked for his opinion. He just died.
Ethically speaking, it was Lorenzo who killed the man and made the decision for his fate.
Lorenzo nodded firmly, and Merlin at the other end looked a little confused, so he asked.
"Sacrificing others to keep yourself alive, Mr. Holmes, to be honest, it's hard for people to think that you are a trustworthy person. But I think you have your reasons for making this decision. Can you tell me?"
"Simply because I am more valuable."
Lorenzo's tone seemed extremely cold. At the moment, he was having a very serious conversation with Merlin.
"Since one person must be sacrificed, then let the value decide. I live and that person dies."
"Then why do you think you are worth more than him?"
“Because I can make the decision.”
Lorenzo said again, he looked at Merlin and smiled with some disdain.
"Whether it's you or Arthur, or even the high-ranking officials hiding behind you, if you were put in this situation, you would be the one who pushed someone off the track, and the person who was pushed off the track could be Shrike or Lancelot."
"In the final analysis, this all requires someone to make the decision, and someone also needs to suffer the pain and guilt that comes with the decision. Rather than sacrificing myself, I think I am more suitable to make the decision."