Hypothetical Questions

KaneKungFu123 · #1 07-01-2005, 03:39 AM

If you were told that someone you loved was going to die in 24 hours and you could either stay with them during this time, or you could recieve $5,000,000, which would you choose?

If you were told that just for today you couldn't see someone you loved, and would be given $5,000,000 but couldn't spend it until after they died, would you choose seeing them today or the money?

vulturesrow · #2 07-01-2005, 03:45 AM

In both cases I would choose the person.

daryn · #3 07-01-2005, 04:27 AM

why on earth would you choose the person in the 2nd scenario? it seems like you have nothing to lose.. just go one day without seeing someone, and make $5M.

David Sklansky · #4 07-01-2005, 04:58 AM

What about the fact that you could save thousands of childrens lives in third world countries with that money?

daryn · #5 07-01-2005, 05:06 AM

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What about the fact that you could save thousands of childrens lives in third world countries with that money?

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more importantly, would you cut off your own leg to prevent the tsunami??

vulturesrow · #6 07-01-2005, 05:18 AM

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why on earth would you choose the person in the 2nd scenario? it seems like you have nothing to lose.. just go one day without seeing someone, and make $5M.

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I misread the second one. Cant really see anything wrong with taking the money there.

David Sklansky · #7 07-01-2005, 05:22 PM

"more importantly, would you cut off your own leg to prevent the tsunami??"

Most people, including most pious Christians, wouldn't cut off three fingers. Since they know that in advance, they love having a religion where they can pronounce that reluctance a sin worthy of punishment for others, but not for them, as long as they later on say the right words about their fairytale beliefs.

vulturesrow · #8 07-01-2005, 05:56 PM

Your snideness is really getting old. If I knew for certain that cutting off my leg would prevent that, I would do it. Id probably need someone to the cutting for me though. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] But seriously using terms like "fairytale beliefs" isnt conducive to discussion. That said, the term fairytale beliefs doesnt actually bother me at all, mostly because of some things that G.K Chesterton wrote in his incredible book Orthodoxy.

David Sklansky · #9 07-01-2005, 06:12 PM

I am not being snide. It truly boggles my mind that any intelligent person believes this stuff.

vulturesrow · #10 07-01-2005, 06:17 PM

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I am not being snide.

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I'll take your word for it.

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It truly boggles my mind that any intelligent person believes this stuff.

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I realize that you think that most religious people are dumb or at least somehow distributed on the curve where the less intelligent reside.. However, its a very faulty position to take given that some very brilliant people have been religious. Some guys that I am sure you think very highly of were extremely religious. Even if religion is completely false, it would seem that taking the position that it is a question of how smart you are is barking up the wrong tree.