In your heart of hearts in a hyperphetical scenario, If a tram were heading towards a group of adult scientists, and the only way to save them would be to reroute the tram, which sadly is onroute for a 12 year old christian girl, what would you do......?
This isn't some sadistic question, it's for a research cause...
2006-10-10 04:13:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Reroute the tram
2006-10-10 04:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that you want an either or answer. Personally I would try to get the girl off the track and reroute it. As an either or question I would choose the scientists. Not because of their beliefs, but because the girl's life has been so short. I would always save a child before an adult. The fact that there's several of them makes it hard also. What is more important, savings numbers or the young? I still say the young. If the people are too stupid to get off the track then bam. If it's because there's not enough warning signals then I would in the future work towards changing the way it was operated so noone had to die in the future.
2006-10-10 11:59:28 · answer #2 · answered by rowster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In every situation, there are always other options to explore.......
Given only two, I reroute the tram.....
2006-10-10 11:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by whidd2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reroute to the girl; any religion
2006-10-10 11:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by MARS1951 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a question of one versus the many. I would save the many adults at the expense of one person. The lesser of two evils.
2006-10-10 11:22:10 · answer #5 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch to see the playing out of the Karma of all involved.
2006-10-10 11:42:54 · answer #6 · answered by docjp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blow the horn so the scientist could get out of the way.... (or the little girl).
2006-10-10 11:19:58 · answer #7 · answered by * Deep Thought * 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋