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The scenario doesn’t “fail”. We fail. Then it’s a matter of trying not to fail in too horrific a manner. Maybe you meant something else? If nothing el...

I simply meant “decide” as in choose who dies not assign others to make the choice. Of course it’s perfectly natural to sneak in some arbitrary means ...

What on earth are you talking about? What did you point out and what did I dismiss? Both the threads I’ve made are quite clear and quite simple (besid...

Are you sure you do? I am referring to the other thread here. The hypothetical is that you either have to decide what billion people die OR the entire...

That’s another dodge. The choice is yours not some group of random people.

Why? Because I pose a hypothetical question to investigate morals or because you don’t understand the use of hypothetical questions and deem them esse...

Your point being?

You didn’t fall for the trick and if you’d not read any of the thread good for you! :D I pretty much messed this up though with the numbers :( ah well...

Note: error in OP that’s been corrected. Would’ve noticed sooner if someone had actually bothered to reply on the first page. Haha!

I’m VERY happy to admit that I’d prefer choose one billion to die to save six billion rather than see EVERY human die. I think you’d be hard pressed t...

They BOTH have a 50% chance of killing one person NOT a 50% chance between them. So the later. Just work through it and see what you come up with and ...

I think there is something wrong with you then. Much like I did when you said you’d rather let the human race die out than pick one billion to die.

And how is that relevant to the OP? The only thing you’ve got to diffrentiate between them is their likelihood of turning bad and killing one person. ...

Any chance anyone here is actually going to answer rather than play silly games? The OP is as it is. I’ve given you as much information as needed. It’...

Well dude what is the basic difference between saving one life no lives or three? No difference?

To everyone: Is it really hard to grasp that for the purpose of the hypothetical the lives are viewed as equally important? So two people dying is NOT...

Sounds like you’re leaning toward fatalism here? If someone is on fire do you just go about your business or perhaps try to help them? The scenario is...

It depends on whether or not you value human life. You’ve shown you don’t already. Anyway, you’ve still not answered. You’re right in it doesn’t matte...

And if you could save an eight year old boy or an eight year old girl from a fire you’d choose neither letting them both die. There is a necessary mor...

I’m used to this reply too. The issue is it’s a hypothetical and it should be treated as such. If you think hypotheticals serve no purpose fair enough...

That is not the scenario. We’re talking about the entire human race not simply one life over another. If you prefer to approach the problem from a “wh...

Correct. Anything else?

I am actually asking for an answer here and the reasoning behind it because I wanted to highlight something.

Not answering. My question was about the process you go through because I wouldn’t believe what you said publicly (this is the forth time I’ve stated ...

People are simply different. Some pursue more intellectual goals, some artistic, and others ... well, other goals! Generally speaking “play” is essent...

Make your own thread and I’ll not answer it. My question is do you see the issue I may be raising? It appears not if you find your scenario equivalent...

No it’s not. Those that think this will quickly dismiss the scenario as facile.

What? Are you saying people would prefer EVERYONE to die? And exactly how is picking who you want to survive better than picking who you’d want to die...

I’m asking people to put themselves in a position where they have to face AND act on their prejudices. If you cannot take the question seriously then ...

You recuse yourself and the human race ceases to exist. Good job ;)

Averted? You don’t “act” in a hypothetical you think as if you act by taking the problem on at face value. Looks more like you’re avoiding the problem...

You explore what you would do or you choose not to. If you take the later you miss the importance of the problem.

You’re here to entertain yourself too? Learning is VERY rewarding and serious learning is SERIOUSLY rewarding. It takes effort and hardwork though and...

Okay, for example you decide to kill the billion oldest people. Once you’ve made that decision remove it as an option. Eventually you’ll end up making...

By the time I’m done I hope you’ll see that you’re missing the point.

I said humans are “all too willing” in the sense that they’re heavily biased to accept responsibility for positive outcomes over negative outcomes (we...

Exactly. And part of this is about pointing out people’s willingness to reduce the problem to one of blithe amusement or a mere matter of “practicalit...

You get the choice to think about it and see where it leads your thoughts ... or not :)

I’m more interested in what the process makes you think about and feel like. Not really interested in an actual reply (which I wouldn’t believe anyway...

Dig deeper ... the follow up is simple enough. Now the same scenario but there are no criminals or terminally ill people; not that I imagine you’d hav...

The proble with the D/Tao Te Ching is that there are many different translations. This translation from my Penguin edition (Trans. By D.C. Lau) makes ...

You’d certainly be on my list then ;) The logistics were not part of the scenario. Take it at face value.

I have thought this out. The decision lies with you. If you abstain everyone dies. This is usual reaction to such hypotheticals. People look for a loo...

I think every “nation,” or otherwise arbitrary geographic delineation, is guilty of exporting it’s trauma to gain immediate benefits. It’s a case of o...

You seem to have some quite hyperbolic replies above. I think I understand the gist of what you’re asking though and my over all answer would be no, I...

I’m going to be posting something along those lines at a later date so wait for that one if you wish.

You may find the OP amusing but I was curious ... I guess people’s reactions to such a difficult scenario does result in blithe humour in order to dis...

If you’ve not read Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason” already then I’d HIGHLY recommend you take on the challenge. Mereology is certainly an idea that h...

It was this line specifically that made little sense to me not the use of the term “arousal”: Perhaps you could reiterate and explain more fully what ...

If you’re talking at the extreme end then Diogenes answers that question well enough. That doesn’t mean that everyone living on the streets is a follo...