A question for you, escapists.
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I'd destroy the button. What if someone else finds it? This thing could bite me back pretty hard.
This's just flaming. You're not engaging with what he's saying, and are just being insulting for the sake of hanging on to your perceived position of superiority.genericusername64 said:You think that you can save millions of lives?weker said:
I have never seen a more idiotic, self indulgent, egotistical post, and I've been on the internet a long time
Five people's lives in exchange for me becoming God, basically? A necessary evil. I will push the button.
I consider every day I spend not giving away my property and consuming highly advanced technological goods on a nation founded through the rape of and murder of hundreds of thousands, enjoying the fruits of the deaths of trillions of humans before me in the last 10.000 or so years which have enabled me to enjoy this level of progress and civilization as a continual state of pressing the button.
We ALL are standing on a tower made of corpses which has allowed our species to reach the heights that it has.
We ALL are standing on a tower made of corpses which has allowed our species to reach the heights that it has.
So, if I suddenly decide one day to bring those people back to life, that'll count as "being taken care of", and then I'll have caused no real pain, right? Plus, those families will make headlines from having someone in their lives being brought back to life. They'll be living, breathing, miracles.
Unless my "every whim" doesn't actually mean "every", and instead means "every whim that is possible at the moment", in which case I wouldn't press it.
Unless my "every whim" doesn't actually mean "every", and instead means "every whim that is possible at the moment", in which case I wouldn't press it.
Yes as the guy above me also said it would be possible, I don't think for one min that me alone can save lives, but with the power of the button, which "your every whim will be catered to" so if I wanted lives saved or poverty and starvation solved they would be, and thus saving lives would be possible with the button.genericusername64 said:You think that you can save millions of lives?weker said:
I have never seen a more idiotic, self indulgent, egotistical post, and I've been on the internet a long time
I won't discuss with you any more as you seem to be stubborn and not attempting to look at anyone else view, apart from that you used captioned pictures, which only proves that your not worth my time.
I see what you did there, and I approve of it.Redingold said:I think I would. Let's try this:
Go on, click the button.
Probably. My life hasn't been up to par lately, and I could do anything I wanted when I got catered. I could give the scraps to the homeless to even out the grief from the lost family people. Or go to Africa and throw banquets. Because When I get catered, free of charge, I shall mooch of it as much as I can!
OOh, I can get even more stuff? infinite moneys? Hell, I'll buy the world! and make everyone happy! I'm such a nice guy
. I'll make sure there will be jobs for everyone (having one gets you bonuses, like neat cars and big houses, epic parties), and those without will have to settle for 1 star meals. because, you know, people need electricity and such.
OOh, I can get even more stuff? infinite moneys? Hell, I'll buy the world! and make everyone happy! I'm such a nice guy
. I'll make sure there will be jobs for everyone (having one gets you bonuses, like neat cars and big houses, epic parties), and those without will have to settle for 1 star meals. because, you know, people need electricity and such.Yes, a 1000 times yes!! So what if some random people die or some random window cry. Five people dieing wont make any difference to the world but if IM reach and powerful that will make a difference to the world, a good difference mind you. Five family's morning is not rare, thousand of family's morn the lose of there loved ones EVERY day!!! You thing of them? NO you do not and its better that way, trust me.
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Oh go ahead call me an "evil" person!
Edit: Yea what would happen if i prest it twice?
Only one way to find out!!!
(FOR SCIENCE face)
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Oh go ahead call me an "evil" person!
Edit: Yea what would happen if i prest it twice?
Only one way to find out!!!
(FOR SCIENCE face)
yes, no question. as my whim could be that i dont want people to die from me pressing the button.
My whim could also be something like:
i want scientists to come up with an easy and cheap method for space travel
i want food to become easier to grow, stopping world hunger
i want the earth not to have a natural disaster, thus saving hundreds maybe thousands
...you get the idea
My whim could also be something like:
i want scientists to come up with an easy and cheap method for space travel
i want food to become easier to grow, stopping world hunger
i want the earth not to have a natural disaster, thus saving hundreds maybe thousands
...you get the idea
Having a totally awesome life would get boring. Contrast is essential.
And, morally, fuck no. I wouldn't even have to think about it.
Edit: If this button basically made me omnipotent, I'd consider it. I could just bring the 5 people back to life immediately after. But, these sorts of technicalities seem sort of beyond the original question's intent.
And, morally, fuck no. I wouldn't even have to think about it.
Edit: If this button basically made me omnipotent, I'd consider it. I could just bring the 5 people back to life immediately after. But, these sorts of technicalities seem sort of beyond the original question's intent.
You didn't create this thread to see what people think of this. You know that ethically, no-one will actually press that button.
You just want to know anyone here claims that they would press that button.
Just to accomodate you with the answer you want to hear anyway: Yes, I would press that button?
Why?
Well, if I don't, I might be next on the target list, dying suddenly because of someone else's greed.
Also, if it's life-lengthening as you say it is, I can achieve far more in my one life than 5 other people could in their lives. Not to mention the fact that those 5 random people could very well just be a single family. It'd be a coincidence, but no-one claims that it wouldn't.
Guilt? Not really. It's not me actually murdering anyone. It's the diety that created the button that made those rules. That's like rigging some explosives to a baby and letting someone else detonate them when he's being told he'll receive loads of money, and if he doesn't press that button, someone else probably will. The people will die, better be on the winning side of it all.
You just want to know anyone here claims that they would press that button.
Just to accomodate you with the answer you want to hear anyway: Yes, I would press that button?
Why?
Well, if I don't, I might be next on the target list, dying suddenly because of someone else's greed.
Also, if it's life-lengthening as you say it is, I can achieve far more in my one life than 5 other people could in their lives. Not to mention the fact that those 5 random people could very well just be a single family. It'd be a coincidence, but no-one claims that it wouldn't.
Guilt? Not really. It's not me actually murdering anyone. It's the diety that created the button that made those rules. That's like rigging some explosives to a baby and letting someone else detonate them when he's being told he'll receive loads of money, and if he doesn't press that button, someone else probably will. The people will die, better be on the winning side of it all.
I don't exactly place any value on human life. Thousands died while I slept (and thousands more replaced them), and adding to the death toll wouldn't be much of a problem with me. It may be disheartening at first because several died to make my wish come true, but if I kept pushing that button, I will eventually stop caring.
Yes, if I'm never going to be aware of the people that go away then I would press the button, not without hesitiation but still. The world is bad and cruel as it is, would be like farting in the wind, and with all that good stuff, perhaps I could even save more than 5 lives?
presspresspresspresspresspresspress.
okay, so now my every whim is catered to, along with the healing factor and age suppressant factor (fit, healthy, long life), i have titanium and diamond-infused bones, retractable knives in my arms and feet, working Iron Man boots and gloves and a miniature, wrist mounted flamethrower.
and Canadian citizenship.
then i'd go to Afghanistan. (i'm basically Wolverine. who the fuck's going to mess with the country who has Wolverine?) thats a few thousand lives saved, and destruction prevented. not to mention the removal of the Taliban. i think that outweighs the five people i killed.
then I'd sort out Africa by taking down the warlords, and allowing humanitarian aid into the country (plus i can provide lots of food/water/medicine).
i'd disarm the Somali pirates, allowing humanitarian aid into there as well.
and my finale: sitting Israel down with the rest of the Middle East and make them have a long chat about whatever and make friends.
then i'd retire as a merc, change my name to Logan and work as a lumberjack in the Rockies until the US gov't hires me to work with the a bunch of other people like me.
okay, so now my every whim is catered to, along with the healing factor and age suppressant factor (fit, healthy, long life), i have titanium and diamond-infused bones, retractable knives in my arms and feet, working Iron Man boots and gloves and a miniature, wrist mounted flamethrower.
and Canadian citizenship.
then i'd go to Afghanistan. (i'm basically Wolverine. who the fuck's going to mess with the country who has Wolverine?) thats a few thousand lives saved, and destruction prevented. not to mention the removal of the Taliban. i think that outweighs the five people i killed.
then I'd sort out Africa by taking down the warlords, and allowing humanitarian aid into the country (plus i can provide lots of food/water/medicine).
i'd disarm the Somali pirates, allowing humanitarian aid into there as well.
and my finale: sitting Israel down with the rest of the Middle East and make them have a long chat about whatever and make friends.
then i'd retire as a merc, change my name to Logan and work as a lumberjack in the Rockies until the US gov't hires me to work with the a bunch of other people like me.