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Originally Posted by Lestat
You mean lie to myself to make me feel better? You can't change the event. It happened. Move forward from there.
I'm not sure why I'm having such a hard time explaining myself with this. I wish I were more eloquent. I'm sure there are much better examples than the ones I've provided.
I think Tame_Deuces has a point about this thought experiment not really demonstrating what it purports to show, but instead, that if you tweak a scenario the right way, people will eventually change their answer. I don't think this new answer means that you've changed your moral stance, though.
I don't want to kill anyone, other than self defence, or if they are threatening someones welfare, but it is becoming obvious to me that if you find the certain scenario, I will be forced to kill someone, as it is the best alternative in this hypothetical scenario.
This doesn't mean that those who would divert the train have a better, less contradictory stance, because they too can be persuaded otherwise by the right scenario, or a scenario can be presented where they will act questionable.
I commend DS on the scenario about discovering people on the track you didn't know where there, but I don't think this shows that people have inconsistent morals, at least necessarily.