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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 4:04:01 GMT
You are given three buttons. One wins you $1 billion (tax free) if you push it. One makes you immortal if you push it. One kills you immediately. You obviously don't know which button is which, and you can only push one.
Would you play?
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Feb 17, 2018 4:22:26 GMT
If it can be proven there's an afterlife, then sure I'd play.
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Post by hardball on Feb 17, 2018 4:23:29 GMT
Hell yeah. 2 of the 3 are jackpots so I like my chances.
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Post by kls on Feb 17, 2018 13:43:54 GMT
You are given three buttons. One wins you $1 billion (tax free) if you push it. One makes you immortal if you push it. One kills you immediately. You obviously don't know which button is which, and you can only push one. Would you play? No. I would like to grow old, but I wouldn't wish for immortality in this world. I really don't value money enough to risk my life either. |
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Post by Catman on Feb 17, 2018 16:24:38 GMT
Sure. Catman has a few lives to spare.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 9, 2019 21:35:55 GMT
No, I only like 1 out the 3 options. If I liked 2 out of the 3 then yes I would.
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Post by Roberto on Mar 10, 2019 3:52:56 GMT
Wow, good question. Probably not, as only the money option seems good, unless you can define immortal. If it just means you can't die due to aging but can still die from other ways, then that's good, but if it means you can't die at all, that's bad, and doesn't make sense.
If it's the former, then that would give me more incentive to press the button. But still, a 1/3 chance of death seems too risky. But then again, imagine all the good you can do with $1 billion. It would feel kind of selfish not to take the risk of death in order to help so many people with that money.
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Mar 10, 2019 12:36:14 GMT
Wow, good question. Probably not, as only the money option seems good, unless you can define immortal. If it just means you can't die due to aging but can still die from other ways, then that's good, but if it means you can't die at all, that's bad, and doesn't make sense. If it's the former, then that would give me more incentive to press the button. But still, a 1/3 chance of death seems too risky. But then again, imagine all the good you can do with $1 billion. It would feel kind of selfish not to take the risk of death in order to help so many people with that money. Yeah, but we're all living under the fact of a 100% certainty of impending death. Why not take a chance on it being in luxury? Hell yeah...I'd play!
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Post by Roberto on Mar 10, 2019 12:43:28 GMT
Wow, good question. Probably not, as only the money option seems good, unless you can define immortal. If it just means you can't die due to aging but can still die from other ways, then that's good, but if it means you can't die at all, that's bad, and doesn't make sense. If it's the former, then that would give me more incentive to press the button. But still, a 1/3 chance of death seems too risky. But then again, imagine all the good you can do with $1 billion. It would feel kind of selfish not to take the risk of death in order to help so many people with that money. Yeah, but we're all living under the fact of a 100% certainty of impending death. Why not take a chance on it being in luxury? Hell yeah...I'd play! Good point yeah.
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Post by Marv on Mar 10, 2019 12:47:32 GMT
No. I’ve seen too many twilight zone episodes to assume I can win even if I do actually win.
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Post by redhorizon on Mar 10, 2019 14:09:12 GMT
Immortality with eternal youth seem an attractive option. But still I don't like to end up being alone (I've watched The Age of Adaline). I only like the $1 billion (tax free) option. I'll push a button if and only if my situation was dire.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Mar 10, 2019 14:37:40 GMT
If the third button would give you a quick and painless death, then yes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 16:03:43 GMT
If you ask me this question in my first 5 waking minutes of any given day, my answer would usually be no. After some interaction with the world, any other time is up for grabs.
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 11, 2019 6:56:21 GMT
You are given three buttons. One wins you $1 billion (tax free) if you push it. One makes you immortal if you push it. One kills you immediately. You obviously don't know which button is which, and you can only push one. Would you play? As much as I would like to be immortal, I would have to say no. When it comes to gambling, I've never been lucky. I've been playing X-Lotto for over 30 years and so far... Sweet FA.
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Post by permutojoe on Mar 11, 2019 14:42:21 GMT
How would immortality work? What happens when our planet becomes uninhabitable? Or when the sun swallows up the earth altogether. Talk about your twilight zone curses.  |
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Post by James on Mar 11, 2019 15:08:28 GMT
Well having myself killed is 1/3 of a chance, and that’s still a plenty amount. But it’s not as likely as getting either of the other two. I’ll play.
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Post by klandersen on Mar 11, 2019 19:19:23 GMT
How would immortality work? What happens when our planet becomes uninhabitable? Or when the sun swallows up the earth altogether. Talk about your twilight zone curses. I imagine that being immortal would be you would still be able to live on our "uninhabitable" planet. You would just be by yourself. The planet would still be there. When the sun "swallows up" the Earth, or rather burns it to a crisp before eating it up I would guess you would see the sun from the inside. Unless you find a way to get off world and go to other planets. I suppose every few millennium you'd have to pack up and move to another solar system. Then after all the millennia when all the entire universe has been burned out and nothing is left you would be alone floating in the void of what was the universe.
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Post by Nora on Mar 11, 2019 19:29:41 GMT
You are given three buttons. One wins you $1 billion (tax free) if you push it. One makes you immortal if you push it. One kills you immediately. You obviously don't know which button is which, and you can only push one. Would you play? no |
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Post by Nora on Mar 11, 2019 19:30:16 GMT
Hell yeah. 2 of the 3 are jackpots so I like my chances. how is immortality a jackpot? |
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Post by Marv on Mar 11, 2019 19:36:50 GMT
Hell yeah. 2 of the 3 are jackpots so I like my chances. how is immortality a jackpot? Endless lifetimes to pursue every dream and desire. Sounds like a jackpot to me.
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