. @PhilosophyExp OK, philosopher - tell us the right answer - go on :)
If you're not familiar with the Trolley Problem & interested in ethics, check out "Should You Kill the Fat Man?" - http://bit.ly/vGv84I
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@sjzara Ha! I can't! I'm supposed to be writing a book on the trolley problem, but I think it raises a number of genuine puzzles. -
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@sjzara Sorry, I wasn't clear - I meant I don't have any answers. I think our intuitions are all over the place largely for no good reason. -
@PhilosophyExp Sorry - being flippant. Yes, of course.
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@PhilosophyExp That reminds me. I didn't like the auto response to my answers. -
@SubManUSN I have given the program and programmer a stern telling off...! :) -
@PhilosophyExp I seem to remember my choices were considered contradictory, but didn't allow for a third POV to base that on. -
@SubManUSN I think you might have been doing the backpacker test? Limitations of twitter make it very hard to respond to criticisms, etc. -
@PhilosophyExp You're right. Twice.
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@PhilosophyExp question about the train driver in scenario 1 of "should you kill the far man?" Was he high on cocaine? -
@MikePal75 No, PCP is his drug of choice. That's train drivers for you...
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@bvansoolen And Judith Jarvis Thomson's work: http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/whosebody/Default.aspx … -
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@PhilosophyExp So, how do we interpret it if I just wanted to kill the fat man, and didn't care about anyone else? -
@LeeJRickard That you really, really don't like fat men...!? :) -
@PhilosophyExp No, no, not really. Except for that guy. Figures that he'd be the one standing on the side track.
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@PhilosophyExp Fascinating stuff, thanks for posting. I did want a 'be doctor who' option, which allows everyone to be saved, cost-free.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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