• JimSamtanko@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Just making a point. It’s not much of an experiment if you can make it whatever you want. At that point… it’s easily solvable.

    “Just teleport the trolly into another dimension.”

    Done. Solved. No dilemma.

    • efstajas@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I understand you’re making a point, but it’s not a good one. Yes, you can create a thought experiment where the trolley can be teleported into another dimension. Is that a worthwhile thought experiment? Probably not. But that doesn’t mean that creating variations of established thought experiments is inherently invalid.

    • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      The response to the dilemma doesn’t get to create the constraints though? Only the dilemma itself gets to set the rules.