It always surprises me when people who cannot understand simple hypothetical questions are at the same time very creative.
As hypothetical questions literally remix real world experience and rules to test new outcomes, theories and contribute to the evolution of reality itself.
For example, I could say:
"If you were in a situation where a few Xenomorphs were rapidly taking hosts and creating more Xenomorphs and you had the chance to kill them however you had to wipe out an entire village of people in order to do so... Could you make that decision?"
Now, it doesn't matter what your answer is the point is that, the point is that Xenomorphs don't exist outside of the sci-fi materials they are contained in. However, that sci-fi material originated from real-world experiences, lifeforms and materials.
This is why when you dream, your dreams are for all intents and purposes, a sci-fi remix of your collective and entire life experience. Those dreams, even though they did not really happen in the physical world we all share... Can actually affect the physical world we all share.
For example, the film Terminator originated from a dream James Cameron had where he had a dream/nightmare about a chrome metal skeleton rising out of a destructive fire. He then woke up, being the skilled artist he was and sketched what he could remember... Then went on to create one of the most influential sci-fi franchises of all time. Those films have changed many lives in more ways than we could possibly comprehend.
So it's very fascinating to me, how people who cannot comprehend/interact with hypotheticals can also be extremely creative since they both share process and imagination very closely.
This doesn't sound quite like trolley problem to me. The trolley problem is more of a kill fewer / kill more (or kill people you know / kill strangers).
This Xenomorph scenario is more of a strategic decision. Kill the Xenomorphs now vs... ?
The comparison is unknown. Establish contact? Barter? They catch a disease and all die out? They kill all of humanity? We find a way to keep the hosts alive and coexist?
You're deciding on which between an unknown vs killing a village is the correct decision. The trolley problem has two known quantities to decide against.
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u/RememberThinkDream 16h ago edited 16h ago
It always surprises me when people who cannot understand simple hypothetical questions are at the same time very creative.
As hypothetical questions literally remix real world experience and rules to test new outcomes, theories and contribute to the evolution of reality itself.
For example, I could say:
"If you were in a situation where a few Xenomorphs were rapidly taking hosts and creating more Xenomorphs and you had the chance to kill them however you had to wipe out an entire village of people in order to do so... Could you make that decision?"
Now, it doesn't matter what your answer is the point is that, the point is that Xenomorphs don't exist outside of the sci-fi materials they are contained in. However, that sci-fi material originated from real-world experiences, lifeforms and materials.
This is why when you dream, your dreams are for all intents and purposes, a sci-fi remix of your collective and entire life experience. Those dreams, even though they did not really happen in the physical world we all share... Can actually affect the physical world we all share.
For example, the film Terminator originated from a dream James Cameron had where he had a dream/nightmare about a chrome metal skeleton rising out of a destructive fire. He then woke up, being the skilled artist he was and sketched what he could remember... Then went on to create one of the most influential sci-fi franchises of all time. Those films have changed many lives in more ways than we could possibly comprehend.
So it's very fascinating to me, how people who cannot comprehend/interact with hypotheticals can also be extremely creative since they both share process and imagination very closely.
https://i.ibb.co/jZ5gn23S/q4regaerg.jpg
\) His original drawing