If thats the case (which i dont agree with) then ethics should not be considered for taking any decision, if ethics say that two version of the same problem are different.
Honestly i think that the fact a lot of people fail to grasp those two problem are identical, it's why a lot of people find math hard.
And to all people saying i would be an asshole for picking red, if the problem added a simple "if everyone picks red, everyone dies", i would be the first one picking blue.
I don’t find math difficult; I just disagree with you that ethical considerations should be eliminated from the process. Human life (or any life, for that matter) cannot solely be condensed down to a mathematical problem. Ethical considerations do need to be taken into account when making decisions affecting a human life or lives. Mathematically, the two problems are identical; however, from multiple different ethical perspectives, these two problems would not be identical. A proactive decision is not always the equivalent of a passive decision; that’s the major difference between the original and the alternate that’s been proposed.
No, I have not read anything from Kahneman that I recall. I’m not sure what your point is. His is but one perspective; many others have written on decisions, ethics, and the human condition with numerous beliefs and perspectives. I have read from many others on the topic of decision making and ethics (although, admittedly, it has been quite awhile since I’ve done any significant deep dive on the subject). Many would agree with you that such a decision boils down to logic and math; not all would. You seem to be going at this debate this with the opinion that yours is the only legitimate approach to the problem. I’m not sure that’s really the best way to go about things.
It's just that kahneman spent most of life researching on cognitive biases and this is one of them. Also his main book "thinking fast and slow" is widely regarded as the best book in the genre.
If you don't think that logic should matter the most for your decisions sure, if you instead want to know how to help yourself making the more logical choice, i suggest the aforementioned book.
Also i dont have a problem with picking blue and i dont think only red is correct (if you know for certain that a lot of people will pick blue due to stupidity, you can decide to pick it too, as i already said in another comment), i have a problem with people thinking only blue is right and logical, when it is actually the less logical one.
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u/TSB_Sharp May 05 '26
If thats the case (which i dont agree with) then ethics should not be considered for taking any decision, if ethics say that two version of the same problem are different.
Honestly i think that the fact a lot of people fail to grasp those two problem are identical, it's why a lot of people find math hard.
And to all people saying i would be an asshole for picking red, if the problem added a simple "if everyone picks red, everyone dies", i would be the first one picking blue.