Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Thought Experiment Tuesday: The Train Problem

You are a conductor of a rather large and luxurious choo choo train.
You conduct this choo choo train through the valleys of Spain.
Your enjoyment is interrupted by a boisterous radio alert.
An arch nemesis gives an ultimatum of hurt.
Your nemesis turns your attention to the train tracks,
And ultimately to the lives at stake. You can't relax.
Ahead, push the lever left and destroy a thousand Ding Dongs galore.
Push the lever right and the very last Twinkie becomes no more.
Do you save many at the expense of one?
Or do you prevent the tastier option from being terminated; done?
Either choice you disapprove.
What's your move?

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