2006-08-01 15:46:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
And by backstabbing, I mean pushing him (he is fat) infront of a moving train in order to stop the train from running over 5 humans who are tied to the tracks . Would push him in front of the train to save the 5?
2006-08-01 15:48:13 · update #1
People, you need to choose....you KNOW, that the train WILL stop if you push the fat man in front of the train before it hits the five...There is not enough time to make any other decision...
Would you push the guy to save the five?
The reason most of you said no, and I would expect this of most, is because there is an internal rejection toward such a sleazy reaction by society....to backstab an individual...Those that did this were early on exterminated in our evolution because it did not help our survival as a specie.
What if I alter this question....
What if you WERE ON THE TRAIN...
and there were two tracks...
one with the fat guy tied to it, and the other with the five guys tied to it...You do not know them and none, to your knowledge is a child molester....however, you do know that the train is going really fast, and you only have time to push a button to go either right (fat guy) or left (kill the 5)....
If you do not push any button, the train derails and
2006-08-01 16:18:06 · update #2
goes into a gas station, killing you, everyone on the train, and the fat guy and the five guys....
2006-08-01 16:18:30 · update #3
Would you not choose? choose to kill the five, or only kill the one? I think this situation, it would be more acceptable to most human neural prescepts to push the button and kill the one, because it does not involve any visceral rejection or emotion, but are rather detached from the point of view of the train.
2006-08-01 16:21:36 · update #4
WHY WOULD I SAVE ANYBODY THEY ARE ALL PAEDOPHILES !!!
I BUY POPCORN AND WATCH THEM SMACK HEAD ON!!
SOMETIMES IN LIFE YOU CANNOT SAVE ANYBODY!! YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF FIRST.....
HOW DO YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU ARE TRYING TO SAVE ARE WORTH SAVING TO BEGIN WITH!
IF IT IS YOUR TIME TO DIE YOU WILL DIE REGARDLESS ...SURE YOU SAVED THE GUY BUT THE GUY EATS JUNK FOOD THEN THE NEXT DAY HE CROAK AND YOU ARE HURT BECAUSE YOU TRIED TO HELP HIM!! THEN YOU DIE!!!
YES YOU KEEP SAVING AND SAVING YET PEOPLE ARE RECKLESS!!! WOULD YOU KEEP SAVING THEM!! I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO! JUST YOUR LUCK YOU SAVED A DANGEROUS PAEDOPHILE...
SO DON'T FEEL GUILTY IF YOU CANNOT SAVE ANYBODY! YOU HAVE NO SUPER POWERS!!
IF YOU MUST HELP WHY DON'T YOU HELP CARRY OUT DEAD BODIES SO LITTLE KIDS WONT HAVE NIGHT MARES STARING AT DEAD CARCASS!!!
P.S. PLEASE NEXT TIME ASK SIMPLE QUESTIONS WITH SIMPLE WORDS>>>DO I LOOK LIKE DICTIONARY TO YOU!!! BY THE TIME I PUSH RED BUTTON THE DIRECTIONS IS IN CHINESE! GOSH!! JUST RUN THE GUY OVER AND BLAME THE TRAIN!! CLOSE YOUR EYES...BAM!...HIT HIM LIKE A BUG!! THEN GO SEEK PSYCHIATRIST HE WILL GIVE YOU VALIUM!! NEX TIME BOARD A TRAIN WHEN I AM 100 years SO if I die WHO CARES DON"T BOTHER SAVING ME!!!
2006-08-01 17:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by +++++ SPOOK ++++ 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-08-28 14:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I would not, but I would kill 5 humans to save 1.
2006-08-01 16:02:51 · answer #3 · answered by pillowpilly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if it was a train...I doubt that 1 body would stop it. Now if it was like a hostage situation and I was being stealthy, then yeah, I'd gut the bastard. If it was a decision of self sacrifice and I knew the people (or there was more than 1 child), then I'd do it.
2006-08-01 15:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by adgmonkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i am not sure how a fat person can stop a train! But i guess you would be able to b/c the gov does it all the time
2006-08-01 15:51:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way is that going to stop the train...but, no...unless that 1 person was a murderer or child molester I would not kill him for any reason.
2006-08-01 15:54:44 · answer #6 · answered by my two cents 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if i knew it would absolutley save them and that they were in trouble. i doubt the 1 guy would stop a moving train but i understand what you mean
2006-08-01 15:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would un-tie the 5 humans laying on the ground so no one would die. It's pretty simple if you think about it.
2006-08-01 15:50:34 · answer #8 · answered by trixiepuff05 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because this is a hypothetical, and in real life there is probably some other solution.
2006-08-01 15:53:04 · answer #9 · answered by chilixa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would read Buddhist teachings, you would find that we do not kill anything or anybody..There is reverence for all life..
2006-08-01 16:11:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋