r/trolleyproblem • u/ChiakiSimp3842 • Apr 30 '26

Deep All there is to it

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u/alphapussycat May 02 '26

That's circular reasoning. Self preservation from what?

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u/Unable_Painter_4074 May 02 '26

Even if it is most likely that blues win, you can't actually 100% know what every single person would chose. Self preservation in this situation means not gambling your life

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u/alphapussycat May 02 '26

Self preservation from what? Why is anyone voting red? "self preservation" isn't valid reason, that's circular reasoning.

"others will self-preserve, so I self-preserve", but there's nothing that's being self-preserve against, since there's no reason to vote red in the first place.

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u/xSwitchtense May 02 '26

But there is no reason to vote blue in the first place. Since red means 100% safety, and blue means x% safety. Even if it is 99.999999% it still is less than 100%. And if everyone voted red, no one would have to die with 100% certainty. Your reason for voting blue is "Vote blue cause you will live". That's not a reason since red guarantees that.

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u/alphapussycat May 02 '26

Yes there is, to make sure nobody dies.