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Post by mitobox on Dec 12, 2017 23:17:35 GMT
I think this needs a good old defibrillator We'll go with a new quezzie- a twist on one of the most popular moral questions. There is a railway which deviates into two paths, coincidentally named path A and path B. On path A, there's 5 people. On path B, there's one person. Here's the twist. On path A, the five people, if allowed to survive, will collectively grant humanity a way of both space travel and a means of colonising other planets without any major risks, allowing further scientific advancement. Somehow. On path B, the one person, if allowed to survive, will be able to find a way to eradicate poverty in the world and possibly reduce the effects of world hunger, if not stopping it entirely. A train is coming, and it won't stop. You have the power to switch the train's path from path A to path B. Who do you save? I'd yell at them to get off the tracks because there's a train coming. They're not tied up, are they? Hopefully, letting them all live won't lead to World War 3 or something...
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Post by BiologicalSomething on Dec 12, 2017 23:24:00 GMT
I think this needs a good old defibrillator We'll go with a new quezzie- a twist on one of the most popular moral questions. There is a railway which deviates into two paths, coincidentally named path A and path B. On path A, there's 5 people. On path B, there's one person. Here's the twist. On path A, the five people, if allowed to survive, will collectively grant humanity a way of both space travel and a means of colonising other planets without any major risks, allowing further scientific advancement. Somehow. On path B, the one person, if allowed to survive, will be able to find a way to eradicate poverty in the world and possibly reduce the effects of world hunger, if not stopping it entirely. A train is coming, and it won't stop. You have the power to switch the train's path from path A to path B. Who do you save? I'd yell at them to get off the tracks because there's a train coming. They're not tied up, are they? Hopefully, letting them all live won't lead to World War 3 or something... Forgot to mention that they're way too distracted to realise you're shouting or to hear a 120-240 ton steel box-on-wheels coming at them. Edit-wait why is that in the quote
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Post by February Steam of Foushoo on Dec 12, 2017 23:45:04 GMT
I'm just gonna through them each a nice, cold can of Pepsi. From what I've heard it is extremely effective in solving conflicts. plus if they are too distracted to hear me I think they'd notice if a aluminum can hit them in them in the head.
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Post by lordclassyus on Dec 13, 2017 8:30:04 GMT
I think I would safe the 'solve-world-hunger-person'. Here's why: How much fun space travel is and you can do a lot of things with, it is still something that can go wrong. I'm not talking technical, but I wouldn't be surprised if mostly big companies will profit from that. Also, colonizing other planets will probably be a logistical nightmare. Plus it will probably also lead to colonies wanting to be independent, bringing with it conflict.
Potentially solving world hunger would less of a hassle. Everyone getting the same amount of food, would decrease conflict. As it would be no longer needed to fight over farmland or the like.
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Post by BiologicalSomething on Jan 4, 2018 17:33:51 GMT
Ok, here's another thing Which is not at all similar to a situation in Bioshock 2
So, say that there's this insane man. Near this insane man is a PC with an audio file highlighted. You listen to the audio, and it is the same man from when he was sane. He asks you to kill him, for he is "no longer the man that you hear in this recording". You happen to have a gun (of your own choosing, of course.) with you. The insane man begs you to not kill him, and he states that he'll live life without touching a human soul ever again. He clearly is in no position to harm anyone, either. And he never will be, however you want to explain that. So, do you kill him upon his sane self's request? Or not, upon his insane self's request?
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Post by Aquos on Jan 4, 2018 17:49:43 GMT
I woudln't kill him. I'd contact local authorities so that he may be treated in a mentalt health hospital though.
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Post by lordclassyus on Jan 4, 2018 18:17:44 GMT
First I need to know, what makes this man insane? What gives it away, because currently the man who begs for his life seems far more sane than the person that asks you to kill him.
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Post by serialkiller🌴 on Jan 4, 2018 18:23:45 GMT
I think it would be the best thing to kill him (not that I would actually do it in real life , but theoretically it would be the right thing to do )
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Post by BiologicalSomething on Jan 4, 2018 19:03:15 GMT
First I need to know, what makes this man insane? What gives it away, because currently the man who begs for his life seems far more sane than the person that asks you to kill him. The audio message implies that he knows he's going to go insane, somehow. And he looks insane, somehow. Just pretend it's obvious or something, idk
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Post by blackink on Jan 5, 2018 5:02:22 GMT
Maybe the insane man is actually the PC, since he is there with a gun and a man at hand and believes he somehow has the right to decide who lives and who dies. If the man can not hurt anyone, then there is no reason to kill him
If the question is about respecting old wishes, then it becomes kinda more like euthanasya, in this case i would say that the sane man that requested to be killed has for all purposes left that body and therefore that existence, and the only thing in front of me is a scared and defenseless man, one which needs help, not being killed.
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Post by lordclassyus on Jan 5, 2018 9:54:51 GMT
I also wouldn't kill the man. As Blackink said, the sane and insane person seem to be two differant people on the surface. If possible, I'll try to take him to some kind of mental health place or inform them about the man. I also don't think I'll be able to kill someone. Especialy when they are begging for their lives. Besides, if he is no state to harm, why should I harm him? That would make little sense, to me at least. serialkiller🌴 I'm curious, why would killing him "theoraticly" be the best? Besides your name of course.
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Post by crodnu on Jan 5, 2018 15:18:20 GMT
If he really wanted to die he could've easilly killed himself before going insane, i ain't gonna do his job for him, bullets aren't free after all...
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Post by serialkiller🌴 on Jan 5, 2018 17:18:15 GMT
I also wouldn't kill the man. As Blackink said, the sane and insane person seem to be two differant people on the surface. If possible, I'll try to take him to some kind of mental health place or inform them about the man. I also don't think I'll be able to kill someone. Especialy when they are begging for their lives. Besides, if he is no state to harm, why should I harm him? That would make little sense, to me at least. serialkiller🌴 I'm curious, why would killing him "theoraticly" be the best? Besides your name of course. since it was his wish when he was still sane , I think he deserves it . Nobody should be forced to live if he doesn't want to anymore , at least that's my opinion on this very sensitive topic
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Post by BiologicalSomething on Jan 5, 2018 18:34:23 GMT
Hey, I need to state my choice!
I'd let the man live, of course. The audio message says it all; "no longer the man you hear in this recording". The sane man is already gone. All that's left of him is the insane shell of the man that is right there. Insane man wants to live, insane man gets to live.
Colon ClosingBracket
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Post by lordclassyus on Jan 7, 2018 16:33:46 GMT
Here is a tricky one I think.
You wake up in a room with a stranger. They are also as much confused as you are. You talk for a bit and you both seem to be quite like-minded with also roughly the same amount of skill and goals. You both have the same clothes and a loaded pistol. However, an intercom comes online giving you the following message: Only one of you may escape, the other must die. If you both refuse to kill one another, a large group of armed men will arrive and shoot you both. You will have an incredibly small chance to stand against this wave, but it will be most unlikely.
What shall you do?
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Post by serialkiller🌴 on Jan 7, 2018 16:59:21 GMT
I'd try to shoot the other person asap , since he thinks just like me he's gonna try it too . If I succeed I can live , if I die it's not important anyways because , well , I'm dead .
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Post by crodnu on Jan 7, 2018 18:11:52 GMT
Clone?
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Post by lordclassyus on Jan 7, 2018 18:13:02 GMT
Not a clone, just a stranger that, if given more time, could become a close friend.
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Post by Omicron on Jan 7, 2018 19:06:09 GMT
Here is a tricky one I think. You wake up in a room with a stranger. They are also as much confused as you are. You talk for a bit and you both seem to be quite like-minded with also roughly the same amount of skill and goals. You both have the same clothes and a loaded pistol. However, an intercom comes online giving you the following message: Only one of you may escape, the other must die. If you both refuse to kill one another, a large group of armed men will arrive and shoot you both. You will have an incredibly small chance to stand against this wave, but it will be most unlikely. What shall you do? I'd try to kill him. If he really were "exactly" like me, he'd probably try the same Also, you added the chance of surviving the men as an option, but wouldn't that mean you'd kill way more people if you were to fend of the attack? I don't think anyone will pick the "Save a complete stranger who might become a close friend by killing a whole group of people" option.
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Post by BiologicalSomething on Jan 7, 2018 19:13:03 GMT
I'd ask them to turn around and shoot them in the back of the head. If they were exactly like me, they'd comply without knowing what I'd do.
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