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11/18/2015 11:25:20 PM
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The probelm i got taught goes like this, as i think you need to re word/clarify it better. I absolutley love this conundrum and it's caused a near-breakup level argument between me and my missus. [spoiler]you are a train junction operator, working alone, whom sees a train approaching and it is not slowing down as the driver has had a heart attack and died. There is nobody else on the train. The trains current course sees it go forward, unchanged at the junction and it will run over 3 workers on the track. In front of you there is a lever which, if pulled, can send the train into a siding where there is one worker on the track. The workers on both lines are in the middle of the track, wearing earmuffs and engrossed in their work, they will not hear the train coming, they WILL be killed if the train comes in their direction. You do not know any of the workers on either track. You can assume all workers are of equal societal worth, and all have families. Nobody knows the original direction of the train. Nobody will know that it was you whom were up in the tower. Nobody will know if you pulled, or didnt pull the lever. Nobody will charge you, sue you or ridicule/congratulate you for your decision. QUESTIONS 1 would you pull the lever 2 do you consider not pulling the lever to be equally as significant as pulling the lever 3 would your response change if you were, or were not, an employee of the rail service involved in this hypothetical accident, or if you were just a lay person whom happened to be in the tower 4 if you knew someone accidently left the lever in the forward position (killing 3), would you change it back to originally go down the siding (killing one)? [/spoiler] [spoiler]You do not know any of the workers on either track. You can assume all workers are of equal societal worth, and all have families. Nobody knows the original direction of the train. Nobody will know that it was you whom were up in the tower. Nobody will know if you pulled, or didnt pull the lever. Nobody will charge you, sue you or ridicule/congratulate you for your decision[/spoiler]
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  • [quote]The probelm i got taught goes like this, as i think you need to re word/clarify it better. I absolutley love this conundrum and it's caused a near-breakup level argument between me and my missus. [spoiler]you are a train junction operator, working alone, whom sees a train approaching and it is not slowing down as the driver has had a heart attack and died. There is nobody else on the train. The trains current course sees it go forward, unchanged at the junction and it will run over 3 workers on the track. In front of you there is a lever which, if pulled, can send the train into a siding where there is one worker on the track. The workers on both lines are in the middle of the track, wearing earmuffs and engrossed in their work, they will not hear the train coming, they WILL be killed if the train comes in their direction. You do not know any of the workers on either track. You can assume all workers are of equal societal worth, and all have families. Nobody knows the original direction of the train. Nobody will know that it was you whom were up in the tower. Nobody will know if you pulled, or didnt pull the lever. Nobody will charge you, sue you or ridicule/congratulate you for your decision. QUESTIONS 1 would you pull the lever 2 do you consider not pulling the lever to be equally as significant as pulling the lever 3 would your response change if you were, or were not, an employee of the rail service involved in this hypothetical accident, or if you were just a lay person whom happened to be in the tower 4 if you knew someone accidently left the lever in the forward position (killing 3), would you change it back to originally go down the siding (killing one)? [/spoiler] [spoiler]You do not know any of the workers on either track. You can assume all workers are of equal societal worth, and all have families. Nobody knows the original direction of the train. Nobody will know that it was you whom were up in the tower. Nobody will know if you pulled, or didnt pull the lever. Nobody will charge you, sue you or ridicule/congratulate you for your decision[/spoiler][/quote] alright, I'll change it

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