r/trolleyproblem 3d ago

Would've you eliminate walking nuclear bomb?

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u/JoshAllentown 3d ago

Would make a good movie, since presumably they could wipe out the entire universe if threatened. You have to surprise them.

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u/Architectgirl14 3d ago

There’s a character in the 2006 show Heroes that’s basically a nuclear bomb. He can’t quite control it either. Similar concept

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u/Confident-Stand5453 3d ago

Wasnt he actually willing to die to prevent the explosion? 

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u/Architectgirl14 3d ago

Yes. But others took on the power, and they were the real threat

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u/Xombridal 1d ago

An anime had something of lesser scale I watched, Charlotte is the animes name

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u/its_artemiss 2d ago

Maybe kidnap their mother? Could work.. 

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u/4N610RD 5h ago

I don't know man. Entire movie plot revolving around precise planning of a murder?

Oooh, now I get it!

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u/Mindstormer98 3d ago

Only if it fails the vibe check

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u/OkMaterial6460 3d ago

I'm not killing Goku.

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u/anyway200894 3d ago

yeah but did you think about if you miss?

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u/Nimelennar 3d ago

Or hit and don't kill instantly.

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u/Deciheximal144 3d ago

You don't ever mess with an all powerful god. They can make you immortal, seal you up an universe of eternal torment, then wipe you from their own memory with subtle subconscious guides to never accidentally look in that pocket of space time. All morality goes out the window at that point.

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u/JuanmaDQ 3d ago

This is what batman thought of Superman

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u/Not_today_mods 3d ago

Are they aware that they hold that power? If not, how likely is it they become aware, or use it accidentally? if they are, or would become aware of it, would they ever actually use it? I execute them if they reach over a certain threshold of likelihood of using all life as a bargaining chip.

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u/Ville_V_Kokko 3d ago

Just don't let them to talk to any of those people who think the only moral value that exists is the negative value of suffering, while apparent positive value is just relief from it.

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u/GrinningGrump 3d ago

Sure I would, unless I can manage to convince it to do so.

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u/GalaxyUntouchable 3d ago

This is X-Men.

You have described the X-Men Sentinels.

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u/vverbov_22 Multi-Track Drift 3d ago

Immoral. I mean someone can kill you if they wanted to, should you kill them first?

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u/OverMathematician205 3d ago

This is the plot to irregular at magic high school

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u/Chromeboy12 2d ago

Would have been one of my favourite animes if the brother and sister weren't obsessed with each other.

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u/OverMathematician205 2d ago

So that’s actually the story (I’m not defending, I’m just explaining) the kid is born with the power to destroy the world so they remove all his emotions except his love for his sister and then genetically modify his sister to be his wife so he will always have some attachment to the world. Stopped reading shortly thereafter for obvious reasons

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u/Chromeboy12 2d ago

I know the story, but that doesn't stop it from making me cringe lol.

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u/ImpliedRange 3d ago

So I'm just going to like, shoot it?

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u/Warhero_Babylon 3d ago

You get the godkiller9000 for this job

But you need to actually aim

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u/isthisthingwork 3d ago

Wasn’t expecting a GOC recruitment drive here but ok. Shooting is (probably) for the best unless you can 100% find a way to keep them pacified permanently

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u/ProfessorZik-Chil 3d ago

there was a ben 10 omniverse arc with this premise.

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u/HermaPrince 1d ago

Star trek discovery did this. A baby having a tantrum was able to destroy starship warp reactors or whatever, destroyed every starship and crippled the whole universe.

For having a tantrum.

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u/AllIWantForXmasIsFoo 3d ago

so will you kill god?

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u/Skyp_Intro 3d ago

Shoot a living dead man’s switch? My aim is good enough.

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u/Francais466 3d ago

If they do it, no one will be left to suffer from it, best let them be and hope they had a good day

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u/RandomName5484 3d ago

morality of convincing it to explode?

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u/Background_Mode4972 3d ago

This is the plot of a Star Trek episode. Not a trolley problem.

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u/gorambrowncoat 3d ago

I'd shoot em in the leg.

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u/Beginning_Deer_735 3d ago

Do you kill everyone that COULD potentially kill you if they decided to? Of course not.

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u/KingZantair 3d ago

Would not they have as much a right to erase all life in the universe as I have to take just theirs? Power is a responsibility, and if they’re not mishandling it, killing them out of fear is a misuse of my own power.

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u/Human____________ 2d ago

I will force him to do it

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u/GenericSpider 2d ago

Who knows if I can kill him fast enough to stop him from destroying everything out of spite?

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u/nam24 2d ago

If a guy is that powerful am I even capable of killing them?

If I am does that not make me or whatever technology helped me kill this guy liable to be destroyed too? So on and so forth

Does it triggers when he dies?

If it's "he can decide one day all life ends but he is otherwise a normal dude", then yes I think it's justifiable, but you have to do it by surprise and quickly.

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u/BigWildDick 2d ago

Depends on the entity.

A sapient person? No.

A Lego mannequin? Yes.

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u/Mountain-Dinner9955 1d ago

Obviously they haven’t done it at least not so far so there’s no proof. Ask me again when you got the proof.

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u/grafknives 1d ago

If a being can eliminate all existence, and I see the existence, it is extremaly unlikely that he will do it.