Instigator / Pro
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1731
rating
167
debates
73.05%
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Topic
#3154

On balance, Not switching the trolley track is more beneficial in the Trolley Problem.

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
0
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
0

After 1 vote and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

Intelligence_06
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
20,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
3
1581
rating
38
debates
64.47%
won
Description

This is the description I am referring to.

Trolley Problem: This is my version of the story we will be using and using any other stories that contradicts my tale will be against the rules and any points based on said other stories will be nullified.

Suppose on your job you are driving a trolley. Your job is to deliver the trolley(and the people inside it to the station which is on the usual route. The trolley, for some reason, is unstoppable, and there are 5 people tied to the track on your usual route that is the cleanest, and there is a single person tied onto an unused branch that leads to a whole different place(that can, however, lead back to your usual route, but you do not know where this branch leads to exactly). The 6 people never ride your trolley and you do not know them. They all do not want to be in this situation. In the trolley there are approx. 20-30 passengers. You have the choice of going straight and crush those 5 people vs switch the track to turn to the right, and going on a branch killing 1 person. Which one do you choose?

I, Intelligence_06, will choose the Pro stance, that is, said driver should keep going straight and in the way crushing 5 people to their death.

You, the challenger, will choose the Con stance, that is, said driver should turn to the right, go on a branch and crushing 1 person.

The Burden of Proof is shared. Good luck!

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@Intelligence_06

Well, it sounds a fun debate, for whoever accepts.

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@Lemming

I believe I have an existing counter for that in the debate I had before about the same topic against Caleber.

http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff3300/fc03298.htm

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@Nyxified

Also you are the driver who can turn sans the track operator. You are in control here, except that you can't stop it.

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@Nyxified

Fast and heavy enough to kill people. Also fast and heavy enough to meet local law requirements so that it is classified as public transport.

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@Intelligence_06

This is, quite possibly, the most interesting resolution I've seen before. Not sure if I'd be able to debate it myself, but how fast is the trolley going? How much does the trolley weigh?