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Henry · 10-13-2009, 03:37 PM

I'd push the button halfway, take my $500,000, and walk away guiltless.

DanaC · 10-13-2009, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

It's a direct rip-off from an episode of the newer "Twilight Zone" series. One of my favorite episodes.

And I would hope that I would not push the button. Especially after seeing the ending of the episode. :-)

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Awesome, awesome episode.

Pie · 10-13-2009, 03:53 PM

I'd reverse-engineer the button.

Then, I'd use my powers for awesome!

ZenGum · 10-13-2009, 08:46 PM

I'd be sending "hisses" in morse code (.... .. ... ... . ...) with that baby for hours.

There are far too many humans, and I want to be rich. You got a problem with that? Just hold on a tick, I've got something for you... [press press press press]...

Nah, all BS. I would not press.

dar512 · 10-13-2009, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I'd be sending "hisses" in morse code (.... .. ... ... . ...) with that baby for hours.

There are far too many humans, and I want to be rich. You got a problem with that? Just hold on a tick, I've got something for you... [press press press press]...

Nah, all BS. I would not press.

We knew that.

lumberjim · 10-13-2009, 10:41 PM

I'd hit the button 5 times! gimme my 5 million, bitch!

lumberjim · 10-13-2009, 10:44 PM

a friend i posed this question to says:

Quote:

I'd keep hitting it until I actually got to see someone fall down

ZenGum · 10-14-2009, 02:36 AM

For those who would push ... how many times would you push?

One million isn't really enough. Two is scraping. But if you've already killed three or four random strangers, why worry about more?

Aliantha · 10-14-2009, 03:22 AM

I was thinking about this question, and it occured to me that the word 'know' should be defined before you make your decision.

What I mean is, what if it kills the old man who walks up the street to get his paper every day and gives you a wave as he goes by? You don't really 'know' him, but you do sort of 'know' him in a way, but not in any meaningful way.

So, are the people you see on the street safe, or are they fair game?

Aliantha · 10-14-2009, 03:23 AM

I wouldn't push the button by the way, regardless of the terms. I don't agree with capital punishment, so it'd make me a hypocrite if I'd kill someone for nothing wouldn't it.

ZenGum · 10-14-2009, 06:31 AM

You call a million bucks nothing?

Aliantha · 10-14-2009, 06:46 AM

It's just money.

Of course, I meant the fact that they did nothing in particular to deserve me to kill them.

henry quirk · 10-14-2009, 10:13 AM

Suppose you, the button pusher were allowed multiple pushes. And what if each time you pushed the button, the chances would increase that you would kill someone you 'do' know.

In other words: first push...a stranger dies.

Second push: there's a one percent chance someone you know dies.

Third push: there's a two percent chance someone you know dies.

And so on...

For those who would push the button: what's the acceptable risk of losing a family member or friend to get another million, and another million, and another…

Shawnee123 · 10-14-2009, 10:14 AM

Ali said it all:

It's just money. Meaningless in the grand scheme...

henry quirk · 10-14-2009, 10:24 AM

Indeed. Everything is meaningless in the grand scheme. And still folks grapple with 'shoulds' and 'woulds' and 'coulds'.

Declaring it 'just money' or 'meaningless' isn't relevant.

Why?

Because if such a button existed, some folks 'would' push it. As a result: people would die.

In the grand scheme, those folks (both the pushers and the 'recipients' of the push) are 'meaningless', but, to themselves, they're everything.

10-13-2009, 03:37 PM	#16
Henry King Of Oreos Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Possum Holler NC Posts: 33	I'd push the button halfway, take my $500,000, and walk away guiltless. __________________ When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. ~ Mark Twain

10-13-2009, 03:53 PM	#18
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I'd reverse-engineer the button. Then, I'd use my powers for awesome! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-13-2009, 08:46 PM	#19
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I'd be sending "hisses" in morse code (.... .. ... ... . ...) with that baby for hours. There are far too many humans, and I want to be rich. You got a problem with that? Just hold on a tick, I've got something for you... [press press press press]... Nah, all BS. I would not press. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-13-2009, 10:41 PM	#21
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'd hit the button 5 times! gimme my 5 million, bitch! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-14-2009, 02:36 AM	#23
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	For those who would push ... how many times would you push? One million isn't really enough. Two is scraping. But if you've already killed three or four random strangers, why worry about more? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-14-2009, 03:22 AM	#24
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I was thinking about this question, and it occured to me that the word 'know' should be defined before you make your decision. What I mean is, what if it kills the old man who walks up the street to get his paper every day and gives you a wave as he goes by? You don't really 'know' him, but you do sort of 'know' him in a way, but not in any meaningful way. So, are the people you see on the street safe, or are they fair game? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-14-2009, 03:23 AM	#25
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I wouldn't push the button by the way, regardless of the terms. I don't agree with capital punishment, so it'd make me a hypocrite if I'd kill someone for nothing wouldn't it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-14-2009, 06:31 AM	#26
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	You call a million bucks nothing? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-14-2009, 06:46 AM	#27
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's just money. Of course, I meant the fact that they did nothing in particular to deserve me to kill them. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-14-2009, 10:13 AM	#28
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	Suppose you, the button pusher were allowed multiple pushes. And what if each time you pushed the button, the chances would increase that you would kill someone you 'do' know. In other words: first push...a stranger dies. Second push: there's a one percent chance someone you know dies. Third push: there's a two percent chance someone you know dies. And so on... For those who would push the button: what's the acceptable risk of losing a family member or friend to get another million, and another million, and another… __________________ like the other guy sez: 'not really back, blah-blah-blah...'

10-14-2009, 10:14 AM	#29
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Ali said it all: It's just money. Meaningless in the grand scheme... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-14-2009, 10:24 AM	#30
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	"It's just money. Meaningless in the grand scheme..." Indeed. Everything is meaningless in the grand scheme. And still folks grapple with 'shoulds' and 'woulds' and 'coulds'. Declaring it 'just money' or 'meaningless' isn't relevant. Why? Because if such a button existed, some folks 'would' push it. As a result: people would die. In the grand scheme, those folks (both the pushers and the 'recipients' of the push) are 'meaningless', but, to themselves, they're everything. __________________ like the other guy sez: 'not really back, blah-blah-blah...'

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