Would You Pull The Switch? Moral Dillema..

[Bunjiweb]

thats why you have to think deeply...

please read what i said

you have to think deeply to be simple about it.

It's not a "I would if this or this happened" kinda question, it's this.....
If you were sat in a signal box and there was traffic on the lines, a car and a minibus, And the train was going straight for the minibus, would you switch it over so it hit the car instead?

Ben

[Steven_McL]

its not killing 10 people, you would be killing one person by switching the switch, and letting 10 die if you didnt.

you'd still be making the choice though

[Barakka]

It's not a "I would if this or this happened" kinda question, it's this.....
If you were sat in a signal box and there was traffic on the lines, a car and a minibus, And the train was going straight for the minibus, would you switch it over so it hit the car instead?

In that case the answer is still No, I wouldn't throw the switch. That would be playing God and I have no right to do that.

[Oakey]

Why the hell would there be vehicles on the track? Where the hell is the damned level crossing barriers?

Christ, do nothing. If they're dumb enough to stop on a FREAKIN TRAIN TRACK then maybe it's better to clean up some of the gene pool.

It's kinda like if I was to stand in the middle of a motorway, I know there's a good chance there will be oncoming vehicles, so maybe I should get out of the damned way, no?

Let them all die. Not to mention it's pointless either way, the train either smashes into the bus, kills all 10, plus derails, whips and rolls the train cars into the road causing devestation and death in the process or ploughs into the car with one dude, derails, whips and rolls the train cars into the road and still causes devestation and death. Why would a bus or car make any difference? The train is going to derail either way, hell, you can derail a train putting the smallest of crap on the track.