How Evil Are You?

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Given my own attitude and the results of that particular experiment I think I'd end up going all the way to the point in which they would receive a lethal shock and end up dying. Though since it's about obedience I would be more inclined to tell them to just shove it; I just don't think it would be worth it.

Of my own accord I probably would, if I was told to then I wouldn't. Or so I like to think; I'm edgy you see.

 

[DEAD34345]

There's no logical reason to do anything, you can't objectively say any one outcome is "better" than any other. Acting according to a subjective morality is no less logical than acting selfishly, or any other possible way of acting. Personally, I try to act morally because helping others out makes me happier, probably due to a combination of built-in human instincts and societal conditioning.

I disagree . Acting selfish is very logical . Looking out for yourself makes more sense than looking out for others . Because others can betray or hurt you .

Logical in what way? Why exactly is it a bad thing if others betray or hurt you? Why care about harm done to yourself but not others? From a purely logical and objective point of view, there's no major difference between the two. Acting selfishly is certainly logical if you only care about yourself, but caring only for yourself is no more or less logical than caring about everyone, or caring about your friends and family, or even caring only for a particularly shiny penny you found on the street.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

No, I would stop pretty early, but I'm the type who loves to defy authority and what people tell me to do.

 

[MrHide-Patten]

I would honestly say that I'm pretty damn evil.

Why did Sara fall off the swing?
I don't know?
Because she had no arms?

 

[Samantha Burt]

I reckon I would stop pretty quickly unless I met the other person and knew he wanted to be part of the experiment. If that was over with I'd keep going until he told me to stop.
Though, as already mentioned, it's hard to say how we'd react if we actually were in that situation.

What exactly does the switch-flipper think he's achieving with a test like that?

It's set up that you're both participating in an experiment on the effects of pain on ones ability to rationalise. They rig a coin toss or straw pull or something and the other guy goes in the chair while you get the seat. The person intentionally answers everything wrong, while acting like they're in pain. It's a very deep-seated experiment into behaviour around authority and I find it fascinating.

 

[Blobpie]

No one is evil in their own mind.
Take me for example I'm not evil, I'm just misunderstood

 

[Jadak]

Hard to say for certain without being in the situation, but I doubt I'd give a fuck. My only concern in a situation such as that is with what consequences I may face for doing so, not the well being of the person on the other end.

Soo... I'd only stop if I felt I was going to get into trouble for continuing, weighed against whatever I was being offered to do it.

 

[SirDeadly]

I'm studying Psychology as well.

I'm actually studying education and this experiment came up in my social and moral development lecture.

 

[manic_depressive13]

I don't believe the Milgram experiment is very reliable because we can't be certain that the subjects really believed they were shocking someone. If you ask me the voices were pretty damn unconvincing. Besides, anyone would know that even if they were the ones who pushed the button to discharge a lethal voltage, it would be the experimenters who would be charged with the murder. Therefore, you would need to actually believe that someone is not only telling you to administer a potentially lethal electric shock on someone else, but also that they are doing so in a setting where they would inevitably be caught, charged and prosecuted.

So yeah, if I was told to do something like that at uni I would do it because I would assume it's fake.

 

[DanielBrown]

I reckon I would stop pretty quickly unless I met the other person and knew he wanted to be part of the experiment. If that was over with I'd keep going until he told me to stop.
Though, as already mentioned, it's hard to say how we'd react if we actually were in that situation.

What exactly does the switch-flipper think he's achieving with a test like that?

It's set up that you're both participating in an experiment on the effects of pain on ones ability to rationalise. They rig a coin toss or straw pull or something and the other guy goes in the chair while you get the seat. The person intentionally answers everything wrong, while acting like they're in pain. It's a very deep-seated experiment into behaviour around authority and I find it fascinating.

Ah, I see! Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Goofguy]

The best part about that video was the Skyrim plug at the beginning. Apart of that, meh.

 

[RustlessPotato]

Well One time my brother asked me if there was any bacon left and I said no.

But there was some bacon left !!!!

AND I ATE IT ALL ALONE !!!!