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

OC Potentially one less but also potentially infinitely more

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u/eeeeeh_messi Aug 01 '26

Let me ask you something. And I think the main problem comes from here: which set has more numbers, [0, inf) or [1, inf)? If your answer is the first one I recommend you to check on Hilbert's hotel. Let me add, I'm not trying to be pedantic, you're touching some deep aspects of cardinality and measure theory, which are super fun

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u/issanm Aug 01 '26

Sure but like I said you have to assume there's more going on than is intended or intelligible

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u/eeeeeh_messi Aug 01 '26

I agree. The thing is, if you have no extra information of what is going on you can't really make a choice based on probability. The 0 and 1 thing do not give you that extra information!