ithinkjesusiscool Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It's a moral dilemma for super heros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I would argue that either is equally moral, given that you are actually able to save anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I would do what I could to help as many people as I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Id call 911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2014 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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