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NotPhil · 4229 days ago · link · · parent · post: First Weekly Hubski Thought Experiment - Kill and Let Die
The nature of a good thought experiment is that it not abstract away relevant realities. Our inability to predict specific outcomes cannot be ignored. If it is, the thought experiment becomes irrelevant to any context where it could possibly matter. Yes, and Greg should choose not to direct the train towards those it was not heading for.Then nature of the thought experiment is that the variables are set in place.
A person is responsible for what they choose not to do as much as what they choose to do.