Yazad ([info]yazad) wrote,
@ 2003-07-15 23:19:00
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Railway Children
A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track. The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange.

You could make the train change its course to the disused track and save most of the kids. However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the disused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way?

Take a pause to think what kind of decision you would make.


(I got this by email. Post your comments. The second part comes tomorrow)



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[info]khushee
2003-07-15 05:49 pm UTC (link)
Umm.. well.. wouldn't the children move away from the tracks when they see the train coming? :D

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[info]sohnipreet
2003-07-15 06:31 pm UTC (link)
hmmm...tough one.
1)Does that train have driver on it? Can't he blow whistle or alert those children?
2)If I have time to change tracks then I should have time to stop that train or alert those kids.
3)Are those unused tracks in working condition?
4)And if I don't have any other choice but to change tracks, then I think I will do nothing and leave those kids to their fate because they should not be playing on tracks in the first place.
5)I don't have any right to kill that child so I would just pretend that I didn't see anything and let the train go on[and then will keep grieving over that horrible accident all my life.]

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(Anonymous)
2003-07-16 12:10 pm UTC (link)
Assuming that I do not have any other choice to alter the situation except to change the track, I must say that I will not change the track of the train! It is indeed a devils alternative, and when I think about it rationally sitting here, I cant bring myself to punish the lone child for no fault of his!

-Sunil

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(Anonymous)
2003-07-15 11:27 pm UTC (link)
I of course got this by mail too so I won't say anything till you put up the second part. ( I have thoughts on that)
But what's the big idea of cross-posting it on LJ where it is tougher for a non-LJ guy to put in a comment and easier to forget to sign your comment?

- Would've signed but I'm practising to be a troll.

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Troll Practice
[info]yazad
2003-07-16 09:02 pm UTC (link)
Ravi, you've got to practice harder ;-)

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[info]sohnipreet
2003-07-17 12:43 pm UTC (link)
tomorrow never dies?
we want second part. :)

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(Anonymous)
2003-07-17 06:32 pm UTC (link)
hey Yazad,
This has nothing to do with this post.

Just saw your pic in TOI. Congrats :)


-Abhi (http://www.duelcom.com/malani/journal/)

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[info]yazad
2003-07-17 10:28 pm UTC (link)
Horrendous pic. But newspapers, aaargh!

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