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Yes, but if you base your life on those sorts of hypotheticals you can never do anything. If you push a button at a pedestrian crossing so you can cross the ro
by salvadors 15y ago
Yes, but if you base your life on those sorts of hypotheticals you can never do anything.
If you push a button at a pedestrian crossing so you can cross the road, you're stopping potentially hundreds of cars just for your benefit. How much have you cost them? What if one of those is someone who's racing to the airport to catch a flight to see their mom who's about to pass away, and your decision to cross the road then delays them just enough to miss their flight?
- kirubakaran 15y agoI agree. That is my point too. Please note in my first comment I was replying to the statement: "Screw all theories of moral relativism; I can tell whether you're a good person or not by knowing how much money it would take to tempt you to leave an entire planeload of people sitting on the tarmac for an extra ten minutes." I tried to explain that he will become a moral relativist if the 'rewards' are high enough. In the second comment, I tried to explain that handing $10K to each doesn't correct it. It just makes you feel better. Still moral relativism.
- sudonim 15y agoAt least in NYC, the pedestrian crossing buttons have no effect on the traffic lights. They computerized the traffic grid and them pesky pedestrians screw up the flow. So you can push all you want, but it wont speed things up.