I once proposed this creative solution to the famous Trolley Problem thought-experiment in moral philosophy: an auction conducted from behind a Rawlsian veil of ignorance. The technical but simple solution pictured below, however, is pure genius!
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OK… but only works if the trolley has finite positive length and a speed that is less than the reaction time of the switch-operator… would not work to redirect a laser beam frying the people tied to the tracks.
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excellent observations … so “it’s back to the (proverbial) drawing board”!
I remember reading your paper a few years back, I found it to be novel and interesting solution at the time.
I should probably give it another read with fresh eyes.
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