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I will choose to push the fat man onto the tracks.
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I will choose to do nothing.
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#1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem"
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RE: #1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem"
(May 18, 2016 at 1:57 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I don't think it says anything negative about your morality.  Consider the effect of having a species made up, entirely, of gung ho switch-throwers.  They're going to misread the situation enough times to counteract whatever good they might have intended.  Some may die because of one gropups inactivity, sure..but will it be larger than the number of people offed by dumbasses who think they have a clue?  Seems to me that the latter account for more deaths than the former.  

We -need- you to balance out the weight of our hasty decisions!  Smile

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing.  I'd probably just cover my eyes and scream, lol.  I don't want to be making any decisions in that kind of scenario. The train was already headed on a particular course.  I'd just choose not to intervene.  May be they'll see the trolly and jump out of the way!  Then no one has to die !
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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RE: #1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem" - by LadyForCamus - May 18, 2016 at 4:50 pm

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