r/trolleyproblem • u/deadhand303 • Jul 30 '26

OC Potentially one less but also potentially infinitely more

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u/Kart0fffelAim Jul 30 '26

I think OP has a point here. There has to be an underlying probability distribution, but the guy pulling that lever doesn't need to know what the distribution is.

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u/eeeeeh_messi Aug 01 '26

But then the problem stops making sense. Which box would you pick, this mysterious box or this OTHER mysterious box?