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Comment author: randallsquared 16 April 2011 04:48:15PM 2 points [-]

Most people would claim they wouldn't press the button. Of course, that might be a pure signaling effect.

Most people believe in an afterlife, which alters that scenario a bit. Of the remainder, though, I think it's clear that it's very important to signal that you wouldn't push that button, since it's an obvious stand-in for all the other potential situations where you could benefit yourself at the expense of others.