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I am deleting a portion because I honestly do not know why anyone thought two individuals with no notable contributions to or credentials in philosophy writing in their own political magazine would warrant that space. There's no evidence that the article has been impactful in discussions about the subject or that it is representative of a large percentage of people's opinions. A random person thinking that the article is insightful is not grounds for inclusion; there needs to be some form of notability. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.194.153.220|68.194.153.220]] ([[User talk:68.194.153.220#top|talk]]) 01:53, 3 December 2023 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
I am deleting a portion because I honestly do not know why anyone thought two individuals with no notable contributions to or credentials in philosophy writing in their own political magazine would warrant that space. There's no evidence that the article has been impactful in discussions about the subject or that it is representative of a large percentage of people's opinions. A random person thinking that the article is insightful is not grounds for inclusion; there needs to be some form of notability. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.194.153.220|68.194.153.220]] ([[User talk:68.194.153.220#top|talk]]) 01:53, 3 December 2023 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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I can't remember where I came across this solution. It was a case of an actual railroader who suggested it: Wait until the trolley's front truck has passed the points of the switch rods and then quickly operate the switch. This will cause a derailment because the front truck goes one way and the rear truck goes the other way. If there's enough space between the switch and the people who would be killed, nobody will die. The source I found made no mention of what happens to the people on the trolley. -- [[User:Frotz|Frotz]]([[User_talk:Frotz|talk]]) 01:58, 18 February 2024 (UTC) |
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Fat man and related problems
The illustration in the section Related problems presents, apart from the original, four other versions of the trolley problem: the Fat Man, the Fat Villain, the Loop, and the Man in the Yard. Of these only the first one (the Fat Man) is described in text. It would be nice to add descriptions of the other versions as well, especially since the illustration is not self-explanatory. Ngfio (talk) 18:08, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- You're free to add them. -- Jibal (talk) 00:22, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Anyone is free to add anything. Not everyone has the time, inclination or belief in their own ability to write an authorititave addition in the correct tone, regardless of a good idea. That's wiki! ("Why don't you do it yourself?" isn't a valuable response to a creative suggestion) 92.40.193.112 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 02:26, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
I came here to ask the same thing. In my opinion, either the illustration should be removed, or an explanation (although it could be a short one) should be added. I cannot add an explanation myself, as I don't know the subject. Fomalhaut76 (talk) 13:21, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
COVID-19 vaccines
I've seen that this material added and removed over time so though a comment here could be useful. The source is a blog article representing the opinion of Cummings and Paris but it was presented as a fact in Wikipedia's voice. Other issues are that other vaccines exist, it's possible to limit particular vaccines where in certain populations or with certain conditions it is unsafe, noone is taking a decision to sacrifice part of a population in order to save the rest, every medication has side effects, etc. If restored, it should be using a better source that puts that argument in perspective (meaning it has been noticed and evaluated by others, possibly making it WP:DUE). —PaleoNeonate – 05:27, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
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I am deleting a portion because I honestly do not know why anyone thought two individuals with no notable contributions to or credentials in philosophy writing in their own political magazine would warrant that space. There's no evidence that the article has been impactful in discussions about the subject or that it is representative of a large percentage of people's opinions. A random person thinking that the article is insightful is not grounds for inclusion; there needs to be some form of notability. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.194.153.220 (talk) 01:53, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
A third solution that kills nobody
I can't remember where I came across this solution. It was a case of an actual railroader who suggested it: Wait until the trolley's front truck has passed the points of the switch rods and then quickly operate the switch. This will cause a derailment because the front truck goes one way and the rear truck goes the other way. If there's enough space between the switch and the people who would be killed, nobody will die. The source I found made no mention of what happens to the people on the trolley. -- Frotz(talk) 01:58, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
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