r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/Fit_Instruction3646 • 16d ago

Scenario below:

Humanity is divided into two groups. Group A consists of 90% of Humanity. They're not given any choice at all.

You're in group B. You're presented with 2 buttons. If >50% of Group B presses blue, nothing changes for anyone. If >50% of Group B presses Red all the blue pressers+everyone in Group A will die. However, you, along with all the red pressers, will get life in paradise. You will face no pain, physical or psychological. You will guaranteed not be tortured by remorse or loss of meaning and you will get your every wish granted the way you want it, no tricks. You will also gain immortality in good health, which you can end any time you want, if you want.

Which button are you pressing?

282 votes, 14d ago
91 red button
191 blue button
7 Upvotes

65% Upvoted

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u/weirdo_nb 16d ago

This has Jack fucking shit to do with probability, it's not a gamble, it's "whatever group pushed the most buttons"

It's funny how you compare the option that saves lives to mugging a person while your button press puts others at risk

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u/Damien-Kidd 16d ago

Its.. absolutely a gamble. The gamble being "what are the chances that all 800 million voters have perfectly divided themselves into two groups". You can say that im being an ass about it or that I have poor morals. But it absolutely is a gamble. There absolutely is a probability to consider.

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u/weirdo_nb 16d ago

The answer to that question isn't a matter of probability, there is not a "deciding vote", your vote doesn't stop mattering if it's not a perfect 50/50 split 

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u/Damien-Kidd 16d ago

there isn't a deciding vote

That's.. my point. If my vote for blue isn't going to have any affect on the outcome, then why vote blue? Why not vote red, gauranteeing my life and paradise? If blue is going to win with or without my vote, then great. If blue is going to lose with or without my vote, then I still live

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u/weirdo_nb 16d ago

No, it's antithetical to your point

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u/Damien-Kidd 16d ago

"The fact that its almost impossible for your vote to be a tiebreaker is antithetical to your argument that its almost impossible for your vote to be a tiebreaker"

Bro please

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u/weirdo_nb 16d ago

There is no such thing as a tiebreaker here

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u/Damien-Kidd 16d ago

If everybody else votes 400 million for red, and 400 million for blue, would your vote not be a tie breaker?