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I hope not all the people took this seriously, hence (probably) some of the answers. I knew I responded with "do nothing" to 100% of the questions, it's not my
by paganel 4y ago
I hope not all the people took this seriously, hence (probably) some of the answers.
I knew I responded with "do nothing" to 100% of the questions, it's not my job to solve the problems of the Universe (and if that good person had been that good in real life then he/she wouldn't have ended up in front of an incoming trolley while the bad person was tied down on the other, "take action", line).
- HenriTEL 4y agoJudge: 20 years of prison for not helping people in danger. You: Hey, it's not my job to solve the problems of the Universe! Duh
- paganel 4y agoWe’re talking about some damn cartoons. That’s the whole “philosophical” point of this trolley problem, which can be better described as a sadistic game, i.e. that we shouldn’t let this type of nonsense get between us and our real “inner values” (for lack of a better term), we shouldn’t let the people who “apply” this game condition us.
- HenriTEL 4y agoOf course this is a satirical game that should not be taken seriously, but only because at some point it starts making you choose between 5 lobsters and a cat. The point of this type of questioning is to know how much moralist vs utilitarian you are. It makes you question what are those inner values, where they come from and if they are rational.