Poll: Your own life - Or ten strangers lifes?

[.No.]

I'm almost amazed that no one said "STRANGER DANGER" or something resembling that so far. But yeah, I would probably press the button for them to die. I mean, they are middle aged, and had a good run. I'm not even twenty. Sure, I would feel bad about it later, but I would be encouraged to live on, because ten people(unwillingly) died for me to live.

 

[rutger5000]

Well what do you mean with average? Hard as it may sound if I'd know that they were 10 humans form some kind of third world country where the average life-expectation is three days, then heck yeah I would kill them. And I would refuse to feel bad about it. I'll listen to their screams, and honor them. Maybe pick up some last words or anything.
However if they seem to have a chance on a good life then I would not take it away from them. 10 people is an easy decision then. I would kill myself in that scenario.
If it was only one person I would look him/her in the eyes for a few minutes, and then make a decision based on what I see or think to see. If I see something I like then I would kill myself, otherwise I would kill the person with fire!
I'm not afraid of dying, but killing doesn't seem that scary either.

 

[newdarkcloud]

As much as I hate to say it, I'd kill the ten strangers. I place great value on my life. However, I would definitely feel horrible about it.

 

[KefkaCultist]

I still have much to live for so bye bye random people. I'd feel bad about it, but I'd rather feel bad than be dead. If the 10 people were family, friends, or people that I generally liked then It'd be completely different and I would kill myself. Especially if there was a certain person in there (a girl I like, shh... it's a secret to everybody.)

Kefka: "Hee-hee... Nothing beats the sweet music of hundreds of voices screaming in unison!"

 

[FoolKiller]

To quote House "If your life's no more important than anyone else's, sign your donor card and kill yourself."

 

[p3t3r]

Can we get some more creative games, instead of the same old uncreative thing over and over in a different dress, please?

Refuse decision. No one can force me to decide. What does that mean for the poll? No one can force me to vote

then you stay there till you starve to death.

i would kill them

 

[BreakfastMan]

I would probably kill myself (though reluctantly. I like living!). I just refuse to commit murder (because that is what it basically is: murder), no matter what the circumstances.

 

[The Night Shade]

I kill them then i feel like shit

 

[Kargathia]

If we're on this topic, let me ask you something else: would you be willing to rig this experiment, and put in, say, 20 test subjects to try it out?

If you'd follow Milgram's results then you'd end up with at least 12 people who'd burn your ten. Probably more, as in Milgram's experiment there was no personal danger involved.

Then walk away knowing you indirectly caused the painful death of 120 human beings, and in all probability heavily traumatized, and probably ruined the lives of twelve more, knowing they burned ten to death to save themselves. And all that for an experiment in psychology.

Enjoy.

 

[Jinjiro]

I was thinking about this, and concocting my plan for such a situation. In the event of this peculiar conundrum, I would quickly find the case containing the wiring of the buttons, and yank it out, taking away my choice and disabling the mechanism. Then if the overseers of this foul experiment came in to the room to fix it, I would quickly subdue all 1-10 of them with only my fists and a small length of the wire, yelling catchphrases as I did. Escaping through whichever entrance they used, I would free the middle-aged men, fight off the inevitable henchmen and escape the complex, miraculously avoiding bullets and henchmen until finally I get to the bottom of it all and defeat the final boss.

Job done. However you didn't give me a girl to impress and walk off into the sunset with, so I'll choose to push both buttons out of sheer stubbornness.

 

[Dragonclaw]

I've got a wife and kid to think of myself, the strangers are toast...just the way it is.

 

[Fangv2]

10 strangers for my life? Sure.
10 friends(Not happening cause I only have like 5-7 good friends) for my life? That be tough.

 

[Dfskelleton]

Break the freaking glass. It may take a while, but with the combined efforts of me and the strangers, we could take it down. Then, start the fire, but they'd be over with me, and unable to be hurt. Then, find the bastard that put us here and turn him in, after beating the crap out of him.
Why is that not an option?

 

[Baneat]

No second thoughts, I already thought it through, in great great depth beforehand.

 

[Blind Sight]

I refuse to do either. I'd rather all of us die of starvation then kill innocent people or myself. Call it a mix of rational self-interest and integrity.

 

[TWRule]

Can we get some more creative games, instead of the same old uncreative thing over and over in a different dress, please?

Refuse decision. No one can force me to decide. What does that mean for the poll? No one can force me to vote

then you stay there till you starve to death.

i would kill them

It'd be better we all starve to death if it came to that. Really though, we could all be trying to find a way out the whole time. I'm sure 11 hungry people would figure something out pretty quick, or someone would send a search party.

Edit: But okay, seriously - if it came to that, and there's really no way out but someone dying (somehow) then the ethical thing to do would be to somehow communicate with the other 10 people and (after making sure escape is somehow impossible - which honestly we'd never really be able to do for sure) then we accept volunteers to sacrifice themselves, since apparently one person needs to die to escape. I would probably be one of the volunteers. We'd have to be extremely desperate at this point though, since we don't even know for sure that one of us dying will really open the exit.

Notice the difference between this and simply killing myself to free them in the first place.

 

[Rewdalf]

Human instinct says "survive".
I'll have to endure their deaths, but I get to live another day.
Even though I'm curious as to what happens to us after we die, I'm in no hurry to do so...

 

[GLo Jones]

My life is no more important than anyone else's, but in the right situation, there isn't anyone I wouldn't brutally murder in order to survive.

My friends (and girlfriend at the time) are all aware that I would happily murder them all if it somehow resulted in me becoming immortal.

 

[Jedoro]

Suicide, or killing innocents? Both I strongly look down upon, but I think I'd choose the suicide, as there's a sacrifice to save the lives of others involved and I want my death to be a sacrifice. Fuck growing old and dying when I'm looking into the faces of my loved ones and can't remember who they are.

 

[Angus565]

As much as I've always wanted to kill people with the push of a button, 10 people is way too many to sacrifice for myself.