Chapter I - The Jutting Watchtower - Red Burns (Night 3 - 17 Remain - Thread 1)

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#5721

There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five wolves tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice that Luna is on the side track. You have two (and only two) options:

  1. Do nothing, in which case the trolley will kill the five wolves on the main track.
  2. Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill Luna.

Which is the more ethical option? Or, more simply: What is the right thing to do?

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#5722

yesterday i presented a riddle to someone. the riddle was as follows:
you are in a room with matpat and a loaded gun. who do you shoot

#5723

I respectfully disagree, and don’t know why you see the need to snark at me every single time I do this.

#5724

hey hey woah there now youre warping the idea behind the question

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#5725

But is it really a question? :thinking:

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#5726

Imagine complaining about mech talk when this is the alternative.

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#5727

making thinly veiled “riddles” that are actually just “would you kill this guy” is so funny to me

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#5728

yes. would jarek desperado luna

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#5729

Absolutely

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#5730

Yes I understood that
I was making a philosophy joke

#5731

now if you said this to the boat question itd be alot funnier

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#5732

It’s not even a question I’d rather die to confirm them as town than keep living in this limbo

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#5733

were you though?

#5734

And if they die and they’re evil then win win

#5735

Was i ever?

#5736

I feel like 10 times out of 10 we end up with a dead Jarek and then Luna just gets shanked at night

#5737

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

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#5738

i hate philosophy

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#5739

can someone remind me who said, “maybe the night kills were because they were wrong for wifom”
i want to revisit whoever said that

#5740

Here