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Republicans are evil but Democrats are only less evil (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)

Scenario I've been playing with:

Suppose you are kidnapped by two people. They tell you that one of them will shoot you and then let you go, but you get to decide who shoots. Person A says he will shoot you in the head. Person B says he will shoot you in the shoulder. Which do you choose?

The more think about this the more I like it. Both persons are clearly awful and contributed to the situation. Both could offer better choices but refuse. Both are rather similar in outcomes. But one is clearly worse.

Is it rational to choose to be shot at all? Is it rational to not choose the better of two alternatives?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

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One offers to shoot you in the head and kill your loved ones.

One offers to shoot you in the head and kill a bunch of strangers.

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