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Sun Dec-04-11 03:28 PM
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| 1. I would be surprised... |
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.. just because most people won't react fast enough to make the decision if it was happening in real time.
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| -Would you kill one person to save five others? |
The Straight Story |
Dec-04-11 03:25 PM |
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I would be surprised... |
Cid_B |
Dec-04-11 03:28 PM |
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Consider the following case: |
BOG PERSON |
Dec-04-11 03:29 PM |
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or: If the 5 were homeless people and the 1 was a bank ceo, which would the RW save? |
The Straight Story |
Dec-04-11 03:30 PM |
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Supposing the five are |
sabrina 1 |
Dec-04-11 04:15 PM |
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Is there an option for hitting the gas? |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Dec-05-11 07:58 AM |
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I need a drink. |
EOTE |
Dec-04-11 05:38 PM |
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I Think You May Be on to something |
Baby Bear |
Dec-04-11 09:35 PM |
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No, I would not! |
quinnox |
Dec-04-11 03:29 PM |
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10% killed 5 people |
dems_rightnow |
Dec-04-11 03:33 PM |
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oh crap lol |
quinnox |
Dec-04-11 03:35 PM |
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Nuke all 6 from orbit, only way to be sure |
The Straight Story |
Dec-04-11 03:38 PM |
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If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice |
Electric Monk |
Dec-04-11 03:39 PM |
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Rush of course. I don't even need to see the video. |
U4ikLefty |
Dec-04-11 10:44 PM |
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There is no 3rd option. |
hobbit709 |
Dec-04-11 03:40 PM |
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10% Rejected Control Freak Behavior |
NashVegas |
Dec-04-11 05:13 PM |
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10% did not act to save 5 people. |
Barack_America |
Dec-04-11 05:39 PM |
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10% allowed 5 people to die. |
joshcryer |
Dec-05-11 01:36 AM |
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So you would kill five, not one? |
tavalon |
Dec-05-11 10:56 AM |
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Channeling my inner Spock |
Ishoutandscream2 |
Dec-04-11 03:38 PM |
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... |
The Straight Story |
Dec-04-11 03:39 PM |
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yes, but spock chose to sacrifice himself. |
newspeak |
Dec-05-11 11:46 AM |
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If it's an imminent danger I frankly don't see what the dilemma is. |
LisaL |
Dec-04-11 03:41 PM |
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Of course I would. Unless that one person was my spouse or child. |
Lyric |
Dec-04-11 03:48 PM |
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The right answer in the real world is usually "kill the experimenter first". |
saras |
Dec-04-11 04:01 PM |
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No. |
RagAss |
Dec-04-11 04:04 PM |
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This theory makes no sense |
Hutzpa |
Dec-04-11 04:11 PM |
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"deep seeded thinking by an individual that thrives on hate and division" WTF are you talking about? |
Odin2005 |
Dec-04-11 04:13 PM |
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I dson't expect you to understand as you've have clearly stated |
Hutzpa |
Dec-04-11 04:15 PM |
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Yes, because you are obviously so superior to everyone, O Wise One! |
Odin2005 |
Dec-04-11 04:16 PM |
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No, "deep seeded thinking by an individual that thrives on hate and division" doesn't make sense |
muriel_volestrangler |
Dec-04-11 05:48 PM |
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It is unrealistic |
Hutzpa |
Dec-04-11 06:09 PM |
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He or she means "deep-seated," which is a common descriptor for |
tblue37 |
Dec-05-11 02:16 AM |
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This goes way back, in a book on Tibetan Buddhism I read there was this: |
The Straight Story |
Dec-04-11 04:16 PM |
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I'm with the 90% on this. |
Odin2005 |
Dec-04-11 04:11 PM |
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Strange, my posts in this thread are not on MyDU |
Odin2005 |
Dec-04-11 04:19 PM |
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We had to kill your replies to save others |
The Straight Story |
Dec-04-11 04:32 PM |
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LMAO!!! DU is really buggy, I started a thread on it: |
Odin2005 |
Dec-04-11 04:34 PM |
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delete -- dupe |
fishwax |
Dec-04-11 06:01 PM |
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lol |
fishwax |
Dec-04-11 06:02 PM |
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What if the one is Newt ... and the five others are Glenn Beck, Hannity, Rush, Coulter, and Ailes? |
JoePhilly |
Dec-04-11 04:42 PM |
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No question ......... would take out the five |
Angry Dragon |
Dec-04-11 05:10 PM |
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I wish DU was not buggy right now ... I agree with you. |
JoePhilly |
Dec-04-11 08:38 PM |
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Is there time to get Newt to move over to the other track? nt |
tblue37 |
Dec-05-11 02:17 AM |
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Maybe we could tell him that there's a train coming and he should move over. |
JoePhilly |
Dec-05-11 08:12 AM |
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Consider the Essex, an American whale-ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts where the crew drew lots to... |
jody |
Dec-04-11 04:53 PM |
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I think the more interesting ethical dilemma is "would you torture someone if you KNEW they |
cherokeeprogressive |
Dec-04-11 04:56 PM |
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How many would sit on the ground... |
Tyrs WolfDaemon |
Dec-04-11 04:57 PM |
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It wasn't the one person's fault the other 5 were on the track with the train |
Liberal_in_LA |
Dec-04-11 04:58 PM |
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What if the one is Newt ... and the five others are Glenn Beck, Hannity, Rush, Coulter, and Ailes? |
JoePhilly |
Dec-04-11 05:10 PM |
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Idiots who walk on train tracks and don't look behind them |
kudzu22 |
Dec-04-11 05:17 PM |
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Idiots who walk on train tracks without looking up |
kudzu22 |
Dec-04-11 05:18 PM |
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Shit like this hardly ever happens... |
hunter |
Dec-04-11 05:25 PM |
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+1000, with one caveat. |
gkhouston |
Dec-04-11 08:54 PM |
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90% Rationalized Murder. That's Scary |
NashVegas |
Dec-04-11 05:30 PM |
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What if the 5 are Glenn Beck, Hannity, Coulter, Rush, and roger Ailes. |
JoePhilly |
Dec-04-11 05:34 PM |
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1 dying is better than 5 dying. |
Odin2005 |
Dec-04-11 05:38 PM |
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So you'd rather 5 people die then one. |
Bladian |
Dec-04-11 05:41 PM |
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Yes, society has issues rewarding good, decent behavior toward fellow humans. |
joshcryer |
Dec-05-11 01:23 AM |
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Not a realistic situation. |
Ready4Change |
Dec-04-11 05:42 PM |
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ding ding |
Hutzpa |
Dec-04-11 05:59 PM |
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.... |
octothorpe |
Dec-05-11 10:37 AM |
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a lot more chance for 1 of the 5 to look up and see the train than the 1. nt |
seabeyond |
Dec-04-11 05:49 PM |
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Anyone stupid enough to be walking on a railroad track deserves whatever fate befalls them. |
Ikonoklast |
Dec-04-11 05:50 PM |
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My mom said the same thing about sex and STD's |
The Straight Story |
Dec-04-11 05:53 PM |
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Hope you listened to your Momma. |
Ikonoklast |
Dec-04-11 05:58 PM |
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Save the five. "I never took the Kobayashi Maru test till now...what do you think of my solution?" |
apocalypsehow |
Dec-04-11 06:04 PM |
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No. |
JVS |
Dec-04-11 06:08 PM |
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Five or 5,000, each dies his own death. Thus, the one is no less, here, than the five. So: No. |
WinkyDink |
Dec-04-11 06:30 PM |
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If the "one person" is a socio-manipulative researcher, possibly... |
T S Justly |
Dec-04-11 09:15 PM |
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I would reroute the train and hope like hell that the person on the track |
Nye Bevan |
Dec-04-11 09:24 PM |
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let.... |
unkachuck |
Dec-04-11 09:34 PM |
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Let the train hit the five - if people are foolish enough to hike along a track with no escape, |
petronius |
Dec-04-11 09:44 PM |
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Some years ago, I took an internet test and this was one of the |
Recovered Repug |
Dec-04-11 10:33 PM |
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I think I'd answer the same as you, and my argument would be: |
muriel_volestrangler |
Dec-05-11 05:31 AM |
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So if you need to torture someone to save the lives of thousands |
U4ikLefty |
Dec-04-11 10:48 PM |
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I'd probably just yell "TRAAAAAAIN!!!!!!!" and save all 6. |
flvegan |
Dec-04-11 10:56 PM |
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Yikes. But not exactly surprising. nt |
BlueIris |
Dec-05-11 12:28 AM |
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Que sera sera |
Cronus Protagonist |
Dec-05-11 01:05 AM |
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Is there a choice that lets me kill them all???? |
cliffordu |
Dec-05-11 01:14 AM |
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The trick is to reprogram the computer. |
LeftyMom |
Dec-05-11 01:27 AM |
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#52 already took your Star Trek bit... |
Cid_B |
Dec-05-11 06:03 AM |
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Give them a third choice, and I can predict the outcome 99% of the time. Or change the... |
joshcryer |
Dec-05-11 01:35 AM |
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Never. nt |
bemildred |
Dec-05-11 09:13 AM |
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My instinct would be to wonder how the hell I ended up in front of a railroad switch |
Godhumor |
Dec-05-11 10:09 AM |
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This is why I'm more for deontological ethics than utilitarian ethics. |
backscatter712 |
Dec-05-11 10:25 AM |
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Now, make it a tough decision. Would you kill yourself to save five others? |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Dec-05-11 10:33 AM |
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I'd derail the train as to kill hundreds!!! |
octothorpe |
Dec-05-11 10:38 AM |
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we had a similar scenario in philosophy class |
newspeak |
Dec-05-11 11:34 AM |
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I doubt these scenarios happen very often in real life |
CJCRANE |
Dec-05-11 12:00 PM |
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