(I guess I should remove the "likely", though, for it to be analogous to the other scenarios.)
i think a lot of this has to do with how sort of "close up" to your deed you have to be to make the change. it's still pretty baffling to me, though. i dwelled on this for days when i first heard it.
i guess really i'm not okay with _any_ of the three situations. i dislike the idea of sacrificing someone's life for others when the person hasn't expressed a desire to make that sacrifice. even throwing the switch in the first scenario seems horribly unfair.
it's possible that we make an _assumption_ that the one guy tied to the rail would be willing to make that sacrifice, whereas for the others it's more obvious that they'd object.
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Date: 2006-07-31 12:57 pm (UTC)i think a lot of this has to do with how sort of "close up" to your deed you have to be to make the change. it's still pretty baffling to me, though. i dwelled on this for days when i first heard it.
i guess really i'm not okay with _any_ of the three situations. i dislike the idea of sacrificing someone's life for others when the person hasn't expressed a desire to make that sacrifice. even throwing the switch in the first scenario seems horribly unfair.
it's possible that we make an _assumption_ that the one guy tied to the rail would be willing to make that sacrifice, whereas for the others it's more obvious that they'd object.