Relsqui comments on The Problem With Trolley Problems - Less Wrong

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Comment author: erratio 24 October 2010 10:08:15PM 0 points [-]

But if he does decide to jump, you have no way to know whether it's because he anticipated your asking or whether he came to that decision independently of you.

Comment author: Relsqui 24 October 2010 10:18:40PM 0 points [-]

Attempting to prevent him might clarify it. If it's easy to prevent him, he may have just assumed you'd ask. If it's not, it may have been his own idea.