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WS01106
Some philosophical traditions argue coming into existence carries a built-in risk of harm that non-existence avoids entirely, while most people intuitively value life as a good in itself. This unresolved debate underlies serious questions i...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether existence itself can be considered fundamentally good, neutral, or something we should be more cautious about creating.. World Solve Repository, WS01106. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1106
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WS01107
Policies that protect the most vulnerable often slow down broader societal advancement or economic growth, creating an unresolved tension between compassion and collective progress. Different ethical frameworks weigh this tradeoff very diff...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We haven't figured out whether it's ethical to prioritize protecting the vulnerable even at significant cost to overall efficiency or progress.. World Solve Repository, WS01107. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1107
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WS01109
Respecting individual autonomy generally means allowing people to take on personal risk, but paternalistic intervention is sometimes justified when the harm seems severe or irreversible. Where exactly this line should be drawn remains unres...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether it's ethical to allow people to make choices that will predictably harm only themselves.. World Solve Repository, WS01109. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1109
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WS01110
Some philosophers argue all observation and reasoning is inevitably shaped by underlying values, while others maintain a meaningful distinction between fact and value can still be preserved. This unresolved question underlies much of episte...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We haven't resolved whether it's possible to fully separate objective facts about the world from the values we bring to interpreting them.. World Solve Repository, WS01110. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1110
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WS01112
Persistent disagreement even among careful thinkers might suggest there's no single moral truth to discover, or it might simply reflect the difficulty of accessing a truth that does exist. This unresolved question remains central to metaeth...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether moral disagreement between reasonable, well-informed people means morality itself is not objective.. World Solve Repository, WS01112. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1112
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WS01113
Certain industries and roles inevitably benefit from human suffering, such as disaster recovery services, raising unresolved questions about whether it's ever fully ethical to build wealth this way. This tension arises in many overlooked co...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We haven't resolved whether it's ethical to profit from the suffering of others, even if you didn't cause it directly.. World Solve Repository, WS01113. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1113
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WS01114
If someone's memories, personality, and values change completely, it's unclear whether they remain the same person in any meaningful moral or metaphysical sense. This unresolved question has real implications for how we treat people with ad...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We don't have an agreed way to determine whether personal identity survives radical psychological change, such as severe memory loss.. World Solve Repository, WS01114. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1114
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WS01115
Predictive tools can estimate future risk with some accuracy, but punishing based on probability rather than actual action raises deep unresolved ethical concerns. This tension is becoming more pressing as predictive technology improves.
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether it's possible to justify punishing people for crimes they haven't yet committed but seem statistically likely to commit.. World Solve Repository, WS01115. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1115
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WS01116
Wild animals experience enormous suffering from disease, starvation, and predation, and it's unclear whether humans have any duty to intervene, given the massive scale and complexity involved. This unresolved question is a growing but under...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We haven't figured out whether humans have any obligation to minimize suffering in wild animal populations, not just domesticated ones.. World Solve Repository, WS01116. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1116
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WS01117
Classic philosophical and literary dilemmas often pit personal love against broader moral duty, and no framework has fully settled which should reasonably take precedence. This unresolved tension continues to surface in real personal and pr...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We don't have a resolved way to determine whether love or duty should take priority when the two directly conflict.. World Solve Repository, WS01117. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1117
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WS01118
Some ethical traditions treat honesty as an unconditional duty, while others argue truth should only be shared when it serves some positive purpose. This unresolved question complicates situations where truth offers little value beyond disc...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether humans are obligated to tell the truth even when it serves no one's benefit and causes needless harm.. World Solve Repository, WS01118. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1118
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WS01119
Judging historical figures by modern values can feel necessary for moral clarity, but it also risks ignoring the very different context they lived in. This unresolved tension continues to shape debates over monuments, legacies, and historic...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We haven't resolved whether it's ethical to hold people from the past to today's moral standards.. World Solve Repository, WS01119. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1119
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WS01120
Descendants of those who committed historical injustices, or who benefited from them, didn't choose their circumstances, yet many argue some moral responsibility still transfers across generations. This unresolved question underlies major d...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We don't have an agreed way to determine whether it's fair to inherit moral debts or advantages from previous generations.. World Solve Repository, WS01120. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1120
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WS01121
Certain forms of deception are broadly accepted as part of specific social contexts, but this creates unresolved tension with the general principle that honesty is a core moral virtue. Where exactly context excuses deception remains unclear...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether it's ethical to use deception in situations widely understood as ethically acceptable, like games or negotiations.. World Solve Repository, WS01121. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1121
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WS01122
Some beings, whether animals, future AI, or even certain medical patients, might have rich inner experiences without any reliable way of expressing them. This unresolved uncertainty creates serious ethical risk of overlooking real suffering...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We haven't figured out whether humans owe any moral consideration to entities that might be conscious but can't communicate that fact to us.. World Solve Repository, WS01122. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1122
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WS01123
Some argue outcomes matter most regardless of how they were achieved, while others believe the means used fundamentally taint the value of the result. This unresolved tension appears throughout debates in both personal ethics and public pol...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We don't have a resolved way to determine whether a good outcome achieved through unethical means retains any of its value.. World Solve Repository, WS01123. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1123
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WS01124
Medical ethics constantly requires weighing longer survival against potential suffering, and no single framework has fully resolved how this tradeoff should be decided. This unresolved question remains deeply relevant in end-of-life care.
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether it's possible to justify prioritizing quality of life over simply extending the length of life in medical decisions.. World Solve Repository, WS01124. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1124
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WS01125
Respecting cultural autonomy suggests restraint, but some practices are considered so harmful that many argue intervention becomes a moral obligation despite this respect. This unresolved tension complicates international human rights advoc...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We haven't resolved whether humans have a duty to intervene in the moral failings of other cultures we don't belong to.. World Solve Repository, WS01125. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1125
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WS01126
Beliefs are often shaped by upbringing, culture, and circumstance rather than deliberate choice, raising doubt about whether people can be fairly held responsible for holding them. This unresolved question complicates debates over prejudice...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We don't have an agreed way to determine whether people can be blamed for beliefs they didn't consciously choose to hold.. World Solve Repository, WS01126. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1126
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WS01127
Some long-term ethical frameworks argue humanity's continued existence matters more than any individual's current suffering, while others reject sacrificing real people for abstract future outcomes. This unresolved tension is increasingly r...
Team Humans Club. (2026). We still don't know whether it's ethical to prioritize the survival of humanity as a species over the wellbeing of currently existing individuals.. World Solve Repository, WS01127. Retrieved from https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1127
