The general consensus is current since it is what burns out the nerves and overloads the heart's electrical impulses granted voltage can do massive amounts of damage but people have survived jolts of a million or more volts while a mere one amp of current can kill you.
As a 4th generation electrician I can say it is most definitely amps. No one ever said "it only takes ???? Volts to kill you, careful" no everyone says " it can take a 10th of an amp to kill someone". then you are talking about voltage in alternating current and direct current. Voltage in direct current might kill( I don't think so (But it might be possible). However the average person won't encounter more than 24v in any given day. whereas power lines run at an enormously high voltage.
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