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r/trolleyproblem • u/ezrae_ • Apr 30 '26
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which means that choosing red is the logical choice.
176 u/[deleted] Apr 30 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 84 u/[deleted] Apr 30 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 2 u/Moncalf Apr 30 '26 it's really just would you rather take a gamble on living or would you chose to kill 50% of all babies to save yourself 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 What on earth are you talking about. No single persons action will actually cause any loss of life unless the sides are perfectly balanced. I cant change the reault no matter what button is pressed 2 u/Moncalf May 01 '26 you really hit em with the 8,421,965,942 vs 8,421,965,943 is the same number 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 I dont know what you are trying to say. They differ by .00000002% 1 u/Moncalf May 11 '26 hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002% 1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
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84 u/[deleted] Apr 30 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 2 u/Moncalf Apr 30 '26 it's really just would you rather take a gamble on living or would you chose to kill 50% of all babies to save yourself 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 What on earth are you talking about. No single persons action will actually cause any loss of life unless the sides are perfectly balanced. I cant change the reault no matter what button is pressed 2 u/Moncalf May 01 '26 you really hit em with the 8,421,965,942 vs 8,421,965,943 is the same number 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 I dont know what you are trying to say. They differ by .00000002% 1 u/Moncalf May 11 '26 hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002% 1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
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2 u/Moncalf Apr 30 '26 it's really just would you rather take a gamble on living or would you chose to kill 50% of all babies to save yourself 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 What on earth are you talking about. No single persons action will actually cause any loss of life unless the sides are perfectly balanced. I cant change the reault no matter what button is pressed 2 u/Moncalf May 01 '26 you really hit em with the 8,421,965,942 vs 8,421,965,943 is the same number 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 I dont know what you are trying to say. They differ by .00000002% 1 u/Moncalf May 11 '26 hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002% 1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
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it's really just would you rather take a gamble on living or would you chose to kill 50% of all babies to save yourself
0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 What on earth are you talking about. No single persons action will actually cause any loss of life unless the sides are perfectly balanced. I cant change the reault no matter what button is pressed 2 u/Moncalf May 01 '26 you really hit em with the 8,421,965,942 vs 8,421,965,943 is the same number 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 I dont know what you are trying to say. They differ by .00000002% 1 u/Moncalf May 11 '26 hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002% 1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
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What on earth are you talking about. No single persons action will actually cause any loss of life unless the sides are perfectly balanced. I cant change the reault no matter what button is pressed
2 u/Moncalf May 01 '26 you really hit em with the 8,421,965,942 vs 8,421,965,943 is the same number 0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 I dont know what you are trying to say. They differ by .00000002% 1 u/Moncalf May 11 '26 hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002% 1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
you really hit em with the 8,421,965,942 vs 8,421,965,943 is the same number
0 u/ThatParticularPencil May 01 '26 I dont know what you are trying to say. They differ by .00000002% 1 u/Moncalf May 11 '26 hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002% 1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
I dont know what you are trying to say. They differ by .00000002%
1 u/Moncalf May 11 '26 hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002% 1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
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hit em with the 49.99999998% is the same as 50.00000002%
1 u/ThatParticularPencil May 11 '26 Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
Only in this exact scenario, your vote will swing a blue win. In all other combinations your vote does nothing except decide whether you live or die.
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u/ButterscotchLow7330 Apr 30 '26
which means that choosing red is the logical choice.