Trolley Problem Quest
- Thread starter chellewalker
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SoixanteZio
Dead man walking
- Location
- anywhere
[x] Pull the Lever
always_confused
Perpetually unwanted
- Location
- SEA
[X] Don't Pull the Lever
Rossum
Not a Cyberman
- Location
- Earth
[X] Pull the Lever
Okay, if we're adding organ donations to the mix then we should be maximizing the number of lifesaving donor organs available.
Presumably this one man has five organs that could saved from his trolley mangled corpse (though it's likely some of them would be too damaged to use).
Meanwhile with the five people: If the only thing wrong with them is needing an organ they they all have potentially four donor organs each. Four times five is twenty meaning that by pulling the lever we could potentially be creating enough donor organs to save twenty people.
So, I say we pull the lever. That way the doctors can (potentially) get twenty new donor organs to save more people later instead of just saving five.
Okay, if we're adding organ donations to the mix then we should be maximizing the number of lifesaving donor organs available.
Presumably this one man has five organs that could saved from his trolley mangled corpse (though it's likely some of them would be too damaged to use).
Meanwhile with the five people: If the only thing wrong with them is needing an organ they they all have potentially four donor organs each. Four times five is twenty meaning that by pulling the lever we could potentially be creating enough donor organs to save twenty people.
So, I say we pull the lever. That way the doctors can (potentially) get twenty new donor organs to save more people later instead of just saving five.
Solarstream
It's all in the cards
- Location
- Zombie World
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Don't Pull the Lever
[X] Pull the Lever
[X] Pull the Lever
Not The 4th Trolley
chellewalker
President of the Water Seeker Fan Club
- Pronouns
- She/Her
You didn't pull the lever, letting 1 healthy person die.
Now that I think about it, is that really how organ harvesting works? Ah well, at least those sick people look happy; no need to spoil the moment. Still, your mastery of ethics no doubt supersedes my concerns, which is why it should be no surprise that people would want you to educate others on the matter...
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person traveling down the street. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards a different person in a side-street, murdering them. However, you've been asked to give a college lecture on ethical decision-making, and unless the trolley is redirected, the traffic blockage it would create would make you unable to arrive in time to give it.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Now that I think about it, is that really how organ harvesting works? Ah well, at least those sick people look happy; no need to spoil the moment. Still, your mastery of ethics no doubt supersedes my concerns, which is why it should be no surprise that people would want you to educate others on the matter...
People Murdered: 2
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person traveling down the street. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards a different person in a side-street, murdering them. However, you've been asked to give a college lecture on ethical decision-making, and unless the trolley is redirected, the traffic blockage it would create would make you unable to arrive in time to give it.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
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- Location
- St. Petersburg
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I reject any and all responsibility for my actions on the grounds of them being predestined by higher powers, and propose the blame to be laid on them.
More people should be made aware of this, hence...
[x] Pull the Lever
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chellewalker
President of the Water Seeker Fan Club
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- She/Her
Oops. Give me a second...
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The 4th Trolley
chellewalker
President of the Water Seeker Fan Club
- Pronouns
- She/Her
You pulled the lever, murdering 5 people.
Oh my, how brutal of you. Well, they were going to die anyway, so I'm sure that justifies things. Still, that bystander is looking really horrified by what happened; maybe he should see a therapist?
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who is providing therapy to a group of people suffering from survivors' guilt. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the 5 people they're treating, who are huddled together in a group session, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Oh my, how brutal of you. Well, they were going to die anyway, so I'm sure that justifies things. Still, that bystander is looking really horrified by what happened; maybe he should see a therapist?
People Murdered: 6
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who is providing therapy to a group of people suffering from survivors' guilt. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the 5 people they're treating, who are huddled together in a group session, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Ignore the above post; I will probably reuse the idea later, but this was supposed to be the follow-up to not killing the healthy person.
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[X] Pull the Lever
Crawkid
Lover of quests and community
- Location
- holed up in my room
[X] PULL! THE! LEVER!
This town has a lot of runaway trollies. Someone should really look into that.
This town has a lot of runaway trollies. Someone should really look into that.
[X] Pull the Lever
always_confused
Perpetually unwanted
- Location
- SEA
[X] Pull the Lever
The 5th Trolley
chellewalker
President of the Water Seeker Fan Club
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You pulled the lever, murdering 5 people.
Well would you look at that, they're not depressed anymore! I guess you must really know what you're doing, because I never would have thought murder was effective treatment for it. And would you look at that, now the therapist is looking inspired; that can only lead to good things...
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who after witnessing a previous runaway trolley murder their patients in front of them, is organizing reform on trolley safety standards. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the family of the person you'd murdered at the very start, who have just started to get over their death, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Well would you look at that, they're not depressed anymore! I guess you must really know what you're doing, because I never would have thought murder was effective treatment for it. And would you look at that, now the therapist is looking inspired; that can only lead to good things...
People Murdered: 11
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who after witnessing a previous runaway trolley murder their patients in front of them, is organizing reform on trolley safety standards. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the family of the person you'd murdered at the very start, who have just started to get over their death, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever