Thought Experiment Thursday: Man Falls Onto Subway Tracks

A man is pushed onto the subway tracks
After engaging in verbal attacks.
This pain should have never occurred.
But, alas the controversial moral pot has been stirred.
A photographer captures the entire event.
His help was not lent.
Instead, he flashes his camera to prevent fatal pain.
But nothing can stop the subway train.
Should the photographer had run to the fallen man's aid?
Or, does he have a duty to document stories to get paid?
Was he even close enough?
These split second decisions are tough.
And what of the hundreds whom only watched?
Could not one of them rescued this life that was botched?
Surely each person has a moral duty to protect.
Neglect allowed this poor life to be wrecked.

Thought Experiment Thursday: Cow in the Field

Anxious that he has lost Bessie, his cow, the farmer raises an eyebrow.
The milkman says don't fret after having seen the cow.
But the farmer must confirm that standing in his field is the black and white Bessie, eating grassy chow.
The farmer indeed sees a black and white cow shape and is satisfied.
The milkman checks and sees that Bessie is in fact there, but behind a tree, seeming to hide.
Curiously though, in front of the tree are sheets of black and white paper that are tied.
What did the farmer really see?
Tricks of the mind; can it be?
For surely, he only saw the paper in front of the tree.

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?

Thought Experiment Tuesday: schrÖDINger's kitty

There is a quite ordinary box.
And in that box appears a kitty with socks.
And with that kitty, catnip is tossed in.
The box is closed, leaving the two entities within.
The question is what happens during this transition time?
Do the two entities sublime?
Does the kitty lose one of its nine lives?
To survive, does the kitty ninja-throw knives.
If the catnip is digested, what becomes of the kitty?
The fact of uncertainty is a pity.
The facts are uncovered when the lid becomes open.
What are the favorable odds for the kitten?
Open the box.
The kitty flies out and now talks.
It's kitty crazy hour.
The atmosphere becomes sour.