WHO WOULD YOU KILL?????!!!!!!!March 1, 2011 by

Yes .... I know! The title of this post really compelled you to click on the link and come down to read this! This is the one true personality-trait of us gamers that I really dig: We are ready to imagine, discuss, analyze, internalize and hypothesize ANYthing!


This question was asked to me by a friend and it's sole purpose is to deduce one's reasoning skills and thought process, to see their ethics point of view! It is not something you can just comment on as soon as you read! You need to give it a minute, think about it and then give an answer which you can relate to. This question does have the potential to start a hearty discussion.

Another thing, this question might not be everyones cup of tea, so if you think this question is not for you or if you consider this as too much activity for your brain then you can just read other's comments on this topic and move on to some other more pleasant posts :)

So here goes:

Scenario 1 -

Your a Railway Engineer and your in the control box of a freight train which is going at 60 Mph! As you take a turn, you find that just a small distance away three people are frolicking like a couple of douche-bags on the tracks your on! But there is a twist! In between your train and the three dudes, there is a branch in the tracks and there is a lone man walking on those tracks with his back to you. You have a CHOICE!

  1. either you can stay on your current tracks and kill the three douche-bags (assume that no matter how much you honk, they are not going to pay you any mind!!!)
  2. Or, you can shift tracks and kill the one lone man who is just walking down the tracks knowing full well that no train is schdeuled to pass through these tracks (same assumption apply)

What will you do and WHY??!!

Train Scene

I repeat, please assume that no matter what you do some people are going to die! No amount of blair-horns is going to help you grab their attention and make them get off th tracks! also, bracking is useless in this matter as the distance is too short and your are going at too high a speed! The only choice in front of you is whether or not you are going to change the tracks

Please leave the answer to the "what" and the "why" on the comment section below! After a few days, maybe during the weekend, I will run Scenario 2 (Which is subtly different from this scenario)! and you can discuss that as well! Once these 2 scenarios have been discussed I'll post my answer with the reason along with it !!! So yeah stay tuned!! :D

May y'all brains go on Hyperdrive for this one!


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