Ethical Dilemmas Writing Prompts

Ever since your dog was supposed to pass, you've bartered with Death to trade one year off of your lifespan to give to your dog. Today, you realize you've used them all up.

The forging of a magic sword requires a human sacrifice, and for the newest and most powerful one, a retired general renowned for many victories was chosen. However, the makers of the sword didn't know that out of disgust for the horrors of war he had seen and inflicted, he became a pacifist.

You die and go to hell, instead of burning in a fire hotter than the sun, you sit in a field of flowers and the air smells like your favorite fruit. After asking the devil why hell seems like a paradise, he tells "I'm here because I don't obey the big guy"

“I’ve seen what your secret identity has done. The charities, the scholarships, the women shelters. In fact you may have may done more good in this world than I ever could, even as their hero. So why do you still dress up as the villain?”

The heroes just discovered that the reason the "wicked, omnicidal sorcerer" is so hellbent on destroying "the forces of good" is that "the forces of good" captured and tortured them for fifty years

You have designed superhero costumes for decades. Good, bad, it doesn't matter. You give everyone an costume that fits them with no bias. Now the superheroes are telling you that you can't make costumes for villians anymore. The villians step up to protect you.

The Genie stared at you in disbelief, asking you why you would make such a foolish wish that affect so many people. You respond with a shrug and answer with “I just want to see what would happen.”

You wake up one morning to a golden orb floating above your head. 'Take, or double it and give it to the next person' it says. You think for a moment. 'Take'. You are the first person to say this in a thousand years.

Until the heat death of universe we will never forgive you," says your alien former lover. "What did I do?" you say. "That you have to ask makes your sin against us even worse." Your next words will determine if humanity goes to war with an advanced alien civilization.

In the afterlife, people will be measured by how good or evil they are in their lifetime. You scored a perfect zero, without a single decimal points. According to the regulations, it's illegal to send you to heaven or hell so nobody knows what to do now.

You haven’t been in a temple for years. Your prayers are usually lip service. You have been ostracized by your community and your family shuns you. You have helped heathens and enemies of the church find sanctuary. Yet the Gods still find you worthy of your Paladin abilities.

“Sometimes for the benefit of the company you have to cut corners.” “Sir, you want to skip the entire three laws of robotics programing.”

You’re a Genie with thousands of years of bad luck. It seams that every time someone finds the lamp, they are evil or corrupt and you are bound to grant terrible wishes. One day an child in torn clothes finds you and begs for food.

"Necromancy was banned because the resurrectees kept coming back wrong," the master explained. The pupil contemplated this, then responded, "'Wrong' according to who?" The master favored them with an approving smile. "Now you are asking the right questions."

"You did it! It works!" They cheered. Meanwhile, you're terrified, you fudged the numbers. It shouldn't have worked.

"Three wishes? Okay, my first one is I wish I knew what to wish for that would have no negative or unintended consequences".

"Welcome to Hell. To leave, all you must do is finish seven impossible tasks decided by your seven greatest sins. Four people have made it out so far. Will you be the fifth?"

Everyone you touch turns into stone for a day. Recently a group of people beg you to touch them so they could be sculpted into the perfect body.

"You know, rock, I've had time to think ever since I wiped out all of humanity, and I've come to a definitive conclusion; the human race wasn't the problem, I was."

Your son was the greatest hero of this age, but he has become corrupted and now the only hope for the world is for you to come out of retirement to try to save him... Or end him.

Spiritually, you know the sword doesn't accept you as its owner. but since you technically fill the requirements for being worthy it can't really do anything about it.

"Its ok Thomas", said the train conductor. "It wasn't your fault. You only followed orders."

You live in a world without disease,the last sneeze was over 10,000 years ago, you discover that the reason for this is because one person has every disease and cursed with immortality. You can end his suffering but my doing so you make your people sick again

You are cursed. Once a month, your vision flashes red, and you must tag the person you are currently looking at within 24 hours, or all humanity ends. One day, while watching a video about the President, your vision flashes red.

Is it ethical to use magic to secretly make your boyfriends balls completely filled to the brim so he get you to have sex and blow him constantly? No. Is his cum the most delicious thing you've ever tasted? Yes.

You are known for having no allegiances to anyone but yourself. You have supported both heroes and villains, depending on the situation, and now everyone is trying to win you over to their side of a conflict, that you wish to have no part of.

Its been revealed that the recent get healthy trend, new diets, and weight loss drugs is being funded by wealthy vampires who want tastier victims. In fact, most of the top personal trainers are vampires. A journalist debates whether to reveal this as the trend saves more lives than it takes.

Scientists have created a renewable energy source that converts human emotions into clean energy. Unfortunately, negative emotions such as hate, anger, and embarrassment are exponentially more potent than joy. As ethical scientists, they are debating how to ethically use the invention.

A Lonely Guy Buys A Sex Bot With AI But Feels Too Guilty About Using It Because He Is Worried About Whether It Can Truly Consent

Somehow you just realized you have the power to fully alter your best friend. Their body and mind are fully under your control. However they soon learn they have the same power over you