ithinkjesusiscool Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Pax! Let's say that you were standing in front of two burning houses with 2 persons in one house and 100 persons in the other house. You could only save the persons in one of the houses. What would you have done? One could argue, a bit mathematicly, that saving 100 person is 50 times as great as just saving 2 persons. How do you argue?
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Saving 100 people from a burning building sounds significantly more dangerous than saving two. Winnie, have you ever dragged 100 people out of a housefire?
Credo in Deum Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Pax! Let's say that you were standing in front of two burning houses with 2 persons in one house and 100 persons in the other house. You could only save the persons in one of the houses. What would you have done? One could argue, a bit mathematicly, that saving 100 person is 50 times as great as just saving 2 persons. How do you argue? I would't argue. I would simply admit that I probably wouldn't end up saving anyone since I would be frozen in disbelief that both houses were located in the same neighborhood. I would also be struck in awe at the sheer size of a house that could hold 100 people.
southern california guy Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) I agree with Nihil, if you could only drag one at a time then it wouldn't matter which house you would choose. Edited June 5, 2014 by southern california guy
Credo in Deum Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Plus if you had the time to save 100 people from a burning house, then I'm sure you could find the time to call the fire department to save the two in the other house.
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I mean yeah, Winnie can probably carry seven or eight people at a time, but mere mortals are going to be limited to one, two at most.
southern california guy Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 It's a moral dilemma for super heros.
Fidei Defensor Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I would argue that either is equally moral, given that you are actually able to save anyone.
Selah Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I would do what I could to help as many people as I could.
Credo in Deum Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Id call 911 In this hypothetical situation every key on your phone works except for the number 9, short key's have been disabled and the same with voice dial. In short you have a Samsung a157. Edited June 5, 2014 by Credo in Deum
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 In this hypothetical situation every key on your phone works except for the number 9, short key's have been disabled and the same with voice dial. In short you have a Samsung a157. Also in this hypothetical, these two houses on fire are on top of a 1km tall platform which is inaccessible to literally everyone who might lend extra assistance. And it is surrounded by an EMP field so helicopters cannot attempt a rescue.
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) In this hypothetical situation every key on your phone works except for the number 9, short key's have been disabled and the same with voice dial. In short you have a Samsung a157. Also in this hypothetical, these two houses on fire are on top of a 1km tall platform which is inaccessible to literally everyone who might lend extra assistance. And it is surrounded by an EMP field so helicopters cannot attempt a rescue. And each person is of equal age and health, so it's not like you're choosing between babies or people in their 20s. I always love how completely unrealistic and ridiculous these great hypothetical situations always are. Edited June 5, 2014 by FuturePriest387
HisChildForever Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I mean yeah, Winnie can probably carry seven or eight people at a time, but mere mortals are going to be limited to one, two at most. And for those of us who are weak and consider lifting a kitten an achievement...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 And for those of us who are weak and consider lifting a kitten an achievement... In your case everyone is kittens.
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) In your case everyone is kittens. Is it bad if I'm more horrified at the theoretical question of 102 kittens burning in a building than 102 college students? In my defense, college students are annoying and think they know everything after taking their first day of classes. :| Edited June 5, 2014 by FuturePriest387
Nihil Obstat Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Is it bad if I'm more horrified at the theoretical question of 102 kittens burning in a building than 102 college students? In my defense, college students are annoying and think they know everything after taking their first day of classes. :| More annoying than you?
PhuturePriest Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 More annoying than you? About the same, really. Just wait until I take my first day of classes. I'll make a thread for each subject, declaring the infallible word of whatever the heck I was taught that day.
Nihil Obstat Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 About the same, really. Just wait until I take my first day of classes. I'll make a thread for each subject, declaring the infallible word of whatever the heck I was taught that day. Rekt. Respeck.
superblue Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 better yet, lets say that there was an American solider who walked off the battle field for numerous reasons, he was then captured by the enemy and held captive for 5 yrs, and then the president decided to swap one low ranking American Solider for 5 high level enemy combatants and on top of that gives the enemy a couple of million of dollars on top of it. Is that worth setting an American Solider under shady circumstances free.
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