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Absurd Trolley Problems

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Re: Absurd Trolley Problems

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Post by canucklady »

DuskStar wrote: post #5
csours wrote: post #3

Oh no! A pandemic virus is spreading throughout the world, do you take sensible precautions and get vaccinated when it's your turn, or do nothing? What if you don't know exactly what the lever does? What if pulling the lever makes all the infants in the world cry for an hour straight? What if pulling the lever only saves a life one time in 1000, but it sprains your wrist 1 time in 10. What if the sensible precautions…

What if pulling the lever has a 50 percent chance of reducing deaths, but always eliminates societal cohesion and trust?

Ugh, masks are not that bad. I literally went to a party and danced until 4AM with my friends in a N95 and it was fine. We only unmasked to do tequila shots.

If you're talking about vaccines, I have an all natural colloidal silver supplement to sell you.

Re: Absurd Trolley Problems

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Post by paxys »

Level 20 was weird. It was a choice between letting a trolley run as normal ("emits CO2, kills 3 people in accidents over 30 years") or running it into a brick wall and decommissioning it. For some reason more people picked the latter. So, they just dislike public transit? What about the emissions and death rate when everyone switches to cars instead?

Goes to show how easily the context and exact wording of a question can sway people's opinions.

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Post by divbzero »

paxys wrote: post #12

Level 20 was weird. It was a choice between letting a trolley run as normal ("emits CO2, kills 3 people in accidents over 30 years") or running it into a brick wall and decommissioning it. For some reason more people picked the latter. So, they just dislike public transit? What about the emissions and death rate when everyone switches to cars instead? Goes to show how easily the context and exact wording of a questio…

Yes, the alternative could be more car driving which “emits CO₂ killing 12 people over 30 years”.

Re: Absurd Trolley Problems

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Post by _virtu »

The question regarding baby vs old people was really telling. It’s practically the argument for / against abortion. What’s strange to me is that someone would choose to kill five people who are capable of thought instead of an undeveloped human being. But I suppose that’s why we’re seeing the reversal of Roe v Wade being supported. Sigh, fuckin religion.

Re: Absurd Trolley Problems

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Post by woodruffw »

thirdplace_ wrote: post #16

59% would sacrifice their own life for five people? Someone been messing with the votes.

I selected that one. Not because I'm particularly selfless, but because I think it's morally wrong to throw the switch whenever doing so amounts to killing someone, even when inaction results in more death.

Re: Absurd Trolley Problems

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Post by lucd »

DuskStar wrote: post #5
csours wrote: post #3

Oh no! A pandemic virus is spreading throughout the world, do you take sensible precautions and get vaccinated when it's your turn, or do nothing? What if you don't know exactly what the lever does? What if pulling the lever makes all the infants in the world cry for an hour straight? What if pulling the lever only saves a life one time in 1000, but it sprains your wrist 1 time in 10. What if the sensible precautions…

What if pulling the lever has a 50 percent chance of reducing deaths, but always eliminates societal cohesion and trust?

What eliminates social cohesion and trust is * the disease itself * the people instrumentalizing the disease and/or the sanitary measures to partisan ends..
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