On anti-fat bigotry and the trolley problem: http://bit.ly/TP4k47 #ethics #philosophy
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Disingenuous to say that fat man negates self sacrifice. People aren't that good at physics. AND IT ASSUMES A THIN READER!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @amusebarf
@amusebarf The answer being - of course! - well, I'm not fat *enough*.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp I just re-read that three times... right, which presupposes a lot of folk physics, and a reader who doesn't think they're fat2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @amusebarf
@amusebarf No calculations necessary. You don't need to know about wind direction. Speed of train. Or fatness of man. 2/21 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Depends on wording I suppose... Would you consider sampling a bariatric clinic/ internet discussion forum?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @amusebarf
@amusebarf to that question. Not that they're going to accept the answer (on an internet forum), coz people like not to accept answers! :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp My intuitive response is to reject that a train could exist that would be stopped by a fat person but not a thin one.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@amusebarf But actually there must be some circumstances where this would precisely be the case... coz different masses, etc.
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