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Sleeping Beauty Trolley Problem (mander.xyz)
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[–] FatTony 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't get it. What is the downside of pulling the lever? It's if you don't pull you die. If you do, you may not die.

It's not like anyone else is laid on the other side of the tracks in either scenario so what's even the dilemma here?

Also how are the dice relevant?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You are on the side track in scenario A. You die if you pull. Ironically, you'd be killing yourself. The dice are to make the two scenarios not equally likely.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

The original phrasing could use some work