A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but unemployment in your country increases by 1%. Do you press the button?
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but the work commute of every person in the world, whatever it is, increases in time by 5%. Do you press the button?
- Yes37.9%
- No62.1%
948 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but it costs your country's government 1 million dollars.
How many times do you press the button?
- 0 times27.1%
- 1-100 times32.4%
- 100-some large number23.6%
- Until no more money left16.9%
945 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but 50 dollars is drained from your bank account/investments/savings. How many times do you press the button?
- 0 times19.5%
- 1-100 times47.1%
- 101-some large number13.3%
- Until no more money left20.1%
911 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but ambient gender roles across the globe revert to the norms of 1950's America. Do you press the button?
- Yes47.8%
- No52.2%
1,040 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but all food for the rest of humankind now tastes 10% less flavorful. Do you press the button?
- Yes35%
- No65%
998 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but every human being that ever exists until the end of time gets a slightly annoying dust mote in their eye once a year. Do you press the button?
- Yes61.1%
- No38.9%
957 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but everyone has to stay indoors for 1 hour more than they would typically have otherwise.
How many times do you press the button?
- 035.7%
- 1-10031.8%
- 101-some large number15.4%
- Wouldnt stop pressing17.1%
812 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but now every human on the planet must wash their hands at least 1 extra time in the next year.
How many times do you press the button?
- 0 times12.6%
- 1-100 times21.9%
- 101-some large number33.6%
- No limit to my pressing31.8%
886 votesFinal results
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If you ban cars, you save 1.25 million people every year. Do you ban cars?
- yes29.3%
- no70.7%
1,251 votesFinal results
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The demon is about to magically prevent all women from being able to have illegal abortions, which will save the lives of approximately 30,000 women every year. Do you stop him?
- Yes, I stop him46.3%
- No, I let him continue53.7%
992 votesFinal results
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The wording on this one is confusing. “No” means him doing the thing.
Also takes the agency/responsibility away from us, it’s the “demon’s” doing, not our choice, and yet, we’re the limiting step? I feel like it’s a throwback to Nietzche’s imp, but still.
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It's not clear whether the illegal abortions will save the lives of women or the demon preventing them from getting abortions will save lives
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A hospital administrator can save one child's life for $100k, or ten adult's lives for $10k. How do they choose?
IMO, you can measure civilization by how infrequently these kinds of decisions have to be made.
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This is a very leading question. You’re not taking into account what life that child will live. I would like women to have the freedom of healthcare and not have to choose to abort illegally.