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Sheldonrs · 10-14-2009, 04:11 PM

How about if you push a button and someone you don't know gets Herpes?

Shawnee123 · 10-13-2009, 12:35 PM

Which is why I have to go back to my initial reaction: of course I would not.

If I could pick who kicked it, it'd be different. No, I would never know if I killed someone awesome, someone who was dying anyway, someone who was horrible...so I could never choose the benefit to ME over the consequence, because I don't know who would be the dead result of the consequence.

Of course, the dead fucker wouldn't care, but the dead fucker might have some really nice family and friends.

just my .02 cents.

dar512 · 10-13-2009, 12:42 PM

No. No matter how you dress it up, it's still killing an innocent person -- at least innocent as far as you're concerned.

Undertoad · 10-13-2009, 12:44 PM

That was also one of the plots of the last Batman movie.

henry quirk · 10-13-2009, 12:52 PM

While I don't give two shits about anyone who isn't mine (by virtue of my loving them), there's a huge gap between refusing to help the guy who's on fire and setting the guy on fire.

I don't think I'd push that button.

Henry · 10-13-2009, 03:37 PM

I'd push the button halfway, take my $500,000, and walk away guiltless.

Pie · 10-13-2009, 03:53 PM

I'd reverse-engineer the button.

Then, I'd use my powers for awesome!

ZenGum · 10-13-2009, 08:46 PM

I'd be sending "hisses" in morse code (.... .. ... ... . ...) with that baby for hours.

There are far too many humans, and I want to be rich. You got a problem with that? Just hold on a tick, I've got something for you... [press press press press]...

Nah, all BS. I would not press.

dar512 · 10-13-2009, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I'd be sending "hisses" in morse code (.... .. ... ... . ...) with that baby for hours.

There are far too many humans, and I want to be rich. You got a problem with that? Just hold on a tick, I've got something for you... [press press press press]...

Nah, all BS. I would not press.

We knew that.

lumberjim · 10-13-2009, 10:41 PM

I'd hit the button 5 times! gimme my 5 million, bitch!

lumberjim · 10-13-2009, 10:44 PM

a friend i posed this question to says:

Quote:

I'd keep hitting it until I actually got to see someone fall down

ZenGum · 10-14-2009, 02:36 AM

For those who would push ... how many times would you push?

One million isn't really enough. Two is scraping. But if you've already killed three or four random strangers, why worry about more?

Aliantha · 10-14-2009, 03:22 AM

I was thinking about this question, and it occured to me that the word 'know' should be defined before you make your decision.

What I mean is, what if it kills the old man who walks up the street to get his paper every day and gives you a wave as he goes by? You don't really 'know' him, but you do sort of 'know' him in a way, but not in any meaningful way.

So, are the people you see on the street safe, or are they fair game?

Aliantha · 10-14-2009, 03:23 AM

I wouldn't push the button by the way, regardless of the terms. I don't agree with capital punishment, so it'd make me a hypocrite if I'd kill someone for nothing wouldn't it.

ZenGum · 10-14-2009, 06:31 AM

You call a million bucks nothing?

10-14-2009, 04:11 PM	#1
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	How about if you push a button and someone you don't know gets Herpes? __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

10-13-2009, 12:35 PM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Which is why I have to go back to my initial reaction: of course I would not. If I could pick who kicked it, it'd be different. No, I would never know if I killed someone awesome, someone who was dying anyway, someone who was horrible...so I could never choose the benefit to ME over the consequence, because I don't know who would be the dead result of the consequence. Of course, the dead fucker wouldn't care, but the dead fucker might have some really nice family and friends. just my .02 cents. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-13-2009, 12:42 PM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	No. No matter how you dress it up, it's still killing an innocent person -- at least innocent as far as you're concerned. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-13-2009, 12:52 PM	#5
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	While I don't give two shits about anyone who isn't mine (by virtue of my loving them), there's a huge gap between refusing to help the guy who's on fire and setting the guy on fire. I don't think I'd push that button. __________________ like the other guy sez: 'not really back, blah-blah-blah...'

10-13-2009, 03:37 PM	#6
Henry King Of Oreos Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Possum Holler NC Posts: 33	I'd push the button halfway, take my $500,000, and walk away guiltless. __________________ When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. ~ Mark Twain

10-13-2009, 12:44 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	That was also one of the plots of the last Batman movie.

10-13-2009, 03:53 PM	#7
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I'd reverse-engineer the button. Then, I'd use my powers for awesome! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-13-2009, 08:46 PM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I'd be sending "hisses" in morse code (.... .. ... ... . ...) with that baby for hours. There are far too many humans, and I want to be rich. You got a problem with that? Just hold on a tick, I've got something for you... [press press press press]... Nah, all BS. I would not press. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-13-2009, 10:41 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'd hit the button 5 times! gimme my 5 million, bitch! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-14-2009, 02:36 AM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	For those who would push ... how many times would you push? One million isn't really enough. Two is scraping. But if you've already killed three or four random strangers, why worry about more? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-14-2009, 03:22 AM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I was thinking about this question, and it occured to me that the word 'know' should be defined before you make your decision. What I mean is, what if it kills the old man who walks up the street to get his paper every day and gives you a wave as he goes by? You don't really 'know' him, but you do sort of 'know' him in a way, but not in any meaningful way. So, are the people you see on the street safe, or are they fair game? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-14-2009, 03:23 AM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I wouldn't push the button by the way, regardless of the terms. I don't agree with capital punishment, so it'd make me a hypocrite if I'd kill someone for nothing wouldn't it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-14-2009, 06:31 AM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	You call a million bucks nothing? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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