Thanos Dilemma

In the movie, Avengers: Infinity War, we are presented to a villain who wants to eliminate half the universe’s population. He thought that by eradicating half of the population that the other half of the population would prosper and therefore be happier. If there is half as many people, they will have access to twice the resources and will be happier by consuming more. This tells us that Thanos is a utilitarian. His goal is to provide the most good to the most people possible. In the movie, the heroes are presented with a moral dilemma, either sacrificing their friend, Vision, to win against…