A building is burning. You have time to either save a child trapped inside or

@caccoon there is no other way

@TheDeathOCuHullainn that doesn't seem logical 😅

@caccoon The question is designed to be difficult

@TheDeathOCuHullainn being someone who sells art, I know it's difficult to get people to pay high amounts, or any amount at all, at times. Unless it's an already known name. (People are clueless about art and have to rely on others to tell them what is good, often).

If you said, it's by a famous artist and it's worth 350k or something, and is small enough to get out of the building... And already has a buyer... Etc.

But logically, in real life, I would save the child from certain, imminent death and find another way for the others. Starvation takes longer to kill than smoke inhalation does

Plus you could ride off of the social media hype of saving a child from death to save more children from death by starting a fundraiser online/in person.

@caccoon Not in this scenario. It is either or I am afraid.

@TheDeathOCuHullainn if the question has no basis in reality, then it's simple math

@caccoon It is a morality question so by it nature it is hypothetical. That is how they work 💁‍♂️

@TheDeathOCuHullainn I guess so. The answer is obvious and it's not a hard question then if there are no realistic factors.

@caccoon Just because you have never faced a decision like this doesn't mean that somewhere in the world other people have not. maybe not this scenario exactly but something where they have had to make an equally hard decision.

@TheDeathOCuHullainn But that's reality which has other factors involved. It's not the same as a hypothetical question XD

@caccoon Makes the question even more relevant then ;)

@TheDeathOCuHullainn How?

@caccoon You just agreed that the question has a basis in reality. Is it the framing of the question that you don't like? Would it have been helpful if I said something like - An evil tyrant has asked you to save a painting or else he will murder 20 kids. While going to steal the painting the museum catches on fire. your choice is to save the painting or rescue a child trapped in the fire.

@TheDeathOCuHullainn Maybe you misunderstood what I wrote.

Anyway, have a great day

@caccoon I understood. I wasnt having a go at you. i was just changing the question up a little.

@TheDeathOCuHullainn I know, I just meant I didn't understand where I was agreeing that the question had a basis in reality. I framed it realistically, initially, but it seems I can't use realistic logic for a hypothetical question.

The answer of 1 vs 20 could still have different answers based on your viewpoint.

And perhaps I just am not understanding

@caccoon Well, the point I was making was that people have had to make decisions similar to this, that despite it being hypothetical, it does then have some basis in reality. Maybe not this scenario per se.

@TheDeathOCuHullainn it does happen in reality, yeah.

I just answered based on details given and my acquired knowledge and experience.

Then when you said it's purely hypothetical, the answer is obvious based on your point of view and whether you care about people's emotions and how you feel about current population amount.

Not things like, even if the 20 children survived starvation, are they still at a higher risk of dying from something else or having a terrible life anyway? How much is the painting worth and how can long can you support them?

Etc.

Or should it just be simple math? Choose 20 because it's a higher number and therefore more "good"? If so, there's no brainpower involved and not as fun of a question, in my eyes.

@caccoon I guess the answer to most of those questions is up to you. I mean you could make up your own scenario where you save everyone but that is taking the easy way out really and defeats the purpose of the question.

@TheDeathOCuHullainn 20, then.