Let's assume you are from a very poor background with nobody to help you out in the society to become someone. No uncle, no aunty. No connection and you find it extremely hard to feed yourself.

Then one day a very wealthy man comes in contact with you and decides to help you. Not with cash but with a magnificent SUV.

This SUV is brand new and is so awesome that it is death proof (this means it is totally designed and proven to protect the life of its occupant in the case of any extreme accident or external attack) so you are 100% guaranteed as the occupant of no injuries or deaths as a result of accidents.

This vehicle is valued at 500million naira and this wealthy man told you that you can sell the vehicle and use the cash for yourself only on one condition. The condition given is that you must drive the vehicle for one month prior to selling it.

Now one day within this one month you were driving the car at top speed and someone unknowingly tries to cross the road in front of your moving vehicle.

Let's also assume that this car has the ability to foresee what would happen to it and it shows you in a split second that if you avoid hitting and probably killing that person, it would summersault 10 times, totally destroying it but saving your life completely but this would mean it would be rendered valueless and unsellable as originally planned thereby making you an extremely poor person once again. It also showed you that If you hit this person it would suffer just a little dent which would make it still very much sellable for at least 400million naira.

Question: Would you be willing to become poor once again by avoiding hitting and probably killing the person who suddenly crossed the road in front of your car thereby making you extremely poor once more due to the aftermath or would you go ahead and kill this person so you can be 400million naira richer eventually?

Answers would be appreciated please.

Faulty question.

I would only drive the car in my area. Why would I be speeding anyhow with a car i want to sell?

As for the question. Nna, I don't want death on my conscience. The accidented car would still have scrap value of about a 100k.

That situation becomes unbearable if the person crossing the road so carelessly turns out to be BudaAtum or even Hopefullandlord.

I would not be stupid enough to drive the car at all, not to talk of speeding in it. But if the condition is that I must drive it, hopefully moving it forward and backwards a few metres should do. A 500 million car will scare me that much if I were poor. I can buy like 1000 cars after the month passes and drive 100 at a time!

However, I do believe that if I were stupid enough to drive the car and speed in it (and trust me we must be talking mega multi stupid here) I'm afraid that level of stupidity will also make me run down the poor sod who walked into my path.

500 million is an awful lot of money for a poor person.

butterflyl1on:
Let's assume you are from a very poor background with nobody to help you out in the society to become someone. No uncle, no aunty. No connection and you find it extremely hard to feed yourself.

Then one day a very wealthy man comes in contact with you and decides to help you. Not with cash but with a magnificent SUV.

This SUV is brand new and is so awesome that it is death proof (this means it is totally designed and proven to protect the life of its occupant in the case of any extreme accident or external attack) so you are 100% guaranteed as the occupant of no injuries or deaths as a result of accidents.

This vehicle is valued at 500million naira and this wealthy man told you that you can sell the vehicle and use the cash for yourself only on one condition. The condition given is that you must drive the vehicle for one month prior to selling it.

Now one day within this one month you were driving the car at top speed and someone unknowingly tries to cross the road in front of your moving vehicle.

Let's also assume that this car has the ability to foresee what would happen to it and it shows you in a split second that if you avoid hitting and probably killing that person, it would summersault 10 times, totally destroying it but saving your life completely but this would mean it would be rendered valueless and unsellable as originally planned thereby making you an extremely poor person once again. It also showed you that If you hit this person it would suffer just a little dent which would make it still very much sellable for at least 400million naira.

Question: Would you be willing to become poor once again by avoiding hitting and probably killing the person who suddenly crossed the road in front of your car thereby making you extremely poor once more due to the aftermath or would you go ahead and kill this person so you can be 400million Maura richer eventually?

Answers would be appreciated please.

one day a teacher entered the class room and the following took place..

teacher: Emeka assuming u are in a dream and a lion was chasing u what would u do？

Emeka: then i would stop assuming...

my point: such cases one does nt and can never know what to do until that time comes..

superhumanist:
Faulty question.

I would only drive the car in my area. Why would I be speeding anyhow with a car i want to sell?

As for the question. Nna, I don't want death on my conscience. The accidented car would still have scrap value of about a 100k.

The material the car is made of is not metal which is why it would be rendered valueless aka zero value on the advent of such an accident.

budaatum:
I would not be stupid enough to drive the car at all, not to talk of speeding in it. But if the condition is that I must drive it, hopefully moving it forward and backwards a few metres should do. A 500 million car will scare me that much if I were poor. I can buy like 1000 cars after the month passes and drive 100 at a time!

However, I do believe that if I were stupid enough to drive the car and speed in it (and trust me we must be talking mega multi stupid here) I'm afraid that level of stupidity will also make me run down the poor sod who walked into my path.

500 million is an awful lot of money for a poor person.

The vehicle in a split second showed you what would happen if it avoids and if it hits the person so this means you have a split second to react and either dodge and become poor again or kill and become immensely rich.

butterflyl1on:



The material the car is made of is not metal which is why it would be rendered valueless aka zero value on the advent of such an accident.

Lol I don't see how this works but oh well since it is a thought experiment

I am going for the hit.

There are chances that the person won't die and i can help both his/her life and mine with the money from the sale..

I go jam nonsense comot from the person body.

johnydon22:


Lol I don't see how this works but oh well since it is a thought experiment

I am going for the hit.

There are chances that the person won't die and i can help both his/her life and mine with the money from the sale..

Would your answer be the same if the person who suddenly jumped in front of the vehicle was a dear friend or even your mom or dad?

Evangkatsoulis:
I go jam nonsense comot from the person body.

Even if it's your mom or dad?

butterflyl1on:

Even if it's your mom or dad?

Yes, why?

Evangkatsoulis:


Yes, why?

Okay o and why would you go ahead and do this?

butterflyl1on:



The material the car is made of is not metal which is why it would be rendered valueless aka zero value on the advent of such an accident.

Your questions are as silly as you. Why would I be speeding in a brittle car that I would want to sell when I know any accident will reduce the car to zero?

Nonsense.

superhumanist:



Your questions are as silly as you. Why would I be speeding in a brittle car that I would want to sell when I know any accident will reduce the car to zero?

Nonsense.

You wouldn't die if you zipped up your mouth when you are stumped by a question rather than mouthing off like a leaking exhaust pipe.

The focus of my analogy is on the cars ability to totally protect its occupant and not itself. The manufacturers focus is on the cars safety and not its tensile strength.

A car that summersaults 10 times from an accident means it is NOT JUST ANY ACCIDENT. it is surely a very terrible accident.

one half of me is saying that he is a human with life and killing is bad


the other half is saying that he will die one day anyways and so will all of us. so what's the fuss about.

butterflyl1on:



Would your answer be the same if the person who suddenly jumped in front of the vehicle was a dear friend or even your mom or dad?

Yeap.. Though such options might make it harder since we all will agree we have special bias towards loved ones but I'm still going for the hit ... If you stupid things you get stupid results..

It's not my fault..

Life comes first not money

butterflyl1on:


The vehicle in a split second showed you what would happen if it avoids and if it hits the person so this means you have a split second to react and either dodge and become poor again or kill and become immensely rich.

Did I miss something? Hopefully you wanted honest answers. Even with an hours notice, most people might decide to hit the person rather than lose the 500million!

johnydon22:


Lol I don't see how this works but oh well since it is a thought experiment

I am going for the hit.

There are chances that the person won't die and i can help both his/her life and mine with the money from the sale..

Lol! I am going to report you.

budaatum:

Did I miss something? Hopefully you wanted honest answers. Even with an hours notice, most people might decide to hit the person rather than lose the 500million!

My question is specifically for you and not for "most people".

Would you do it if it was a dear friend or your mom or dad?

budaatum:
I would not be stupid enough to drive the car at all, not to talk of speeding in it. But if the condition is that I must drive it, hopefully moving it forward and backwards a few metres should do. A 500 million car will scare me that much if I were poor. I can buy like 1000 cars after the month passes and drive 100 at a time!

However, I do believe that if I were stupid enough to drive the car and speed in it (and trust me we must be talking mega multi stupid here) I'm afraid that level of stupidity will also make me run down the poor sod who walked into my path.

500 million is an awful lot of money for a poor person.

I think BudaAtums comments deserve commendation. It is laced with out of the box humour. I mean, picture him driving that new car only up and down in his driveway. Lol I am Rolling on the floor with laughter.

Then he goes for the kill when he says that he would rather buy 1000 cars and then drive 100 at a time. Lol really loud !! My stomack is cramping, stop , please stop.

Gggg102:
one half of me is saying that he is a human with life and killing is bad


the other half is saying that he will die one day anyways and so will all of us. so what's the fuss about.

Hmm. Even if this person is your mom or dad?

butterflyl1on:


Even if it's your mom or dad?

Or any person I know?

Tough one. But, if I'm stupid enough to be speeding in a 500million suv in the first place, I must be stupid enough to kill my own parents I guess. Both, after all, require super high levels of stupid!

It's only afterwards when the police arrest me for using a vehicle as a weapon, or murder, that my stupid will dawn on me. Can the 500 million suv protect me from prosecution perhaps?

budaatum:

Or any person I know?

Tough one. But, if I'm stupid enough to be speeding in a 500million suv in the first place, I must be stupid enough to kill my own parents I guess. Both, after all, require super high levels of stupid!

It's only afterwards when the police arrest me for using a vehicle as a weapon, or murder, that my stupid will dawn on me. Can the 500 million suv protect me from prosecution perhaps?

Okay noted.

ScienceWatch:
I think BudaAtums comments deserve commendation. It is laced with out of the box humour. I mean, picture him driving that new car only up and down in his driveway. Lol I am Rolling on the floor with laughter.

Then he goes for the kill when he says that he would rather buy 1000 cars and then drive 100 at a time. Lol really loud !! My stomack is cramping, stop , please stop.

Well, think of it. If I had a 500 million suv, I will probably have to hire a watchman to keep an eye on it when I'm not there, and a yago (get out of my way person) when I drive it. Though, since I wasn't able to feed myself, I probably would not have a bed so I might sleep in it too. I sure doubt I'd let it out of my sight while counting the minutes until I can sell the damn thing!!

Believe me, if there was no condition that I must drive the damn thing, I wouldn't even think of driving it in the first place!

butterflyl1on:


Hmm. Even if this person is your mom or dad?

Hold it right there though! The original scenario said "nobody to help" me! So where did these parents suddenly appear from when I am given a 500million don't die suv? Abi dem want die ni? What nonsense!

butterflyl1on:

nobody to help you out in the society to become someone. No uncle, no aunty. No connection and you find it extremely hard to feed yourself.

budaatum:

Hold it right there though! The original scenario said "nobody to help" me! So where did these parents suddenly appear from when I am given a 500million don't die suv? Abi dem want die ni? What nonsense!

Nobody to help you does not mean you have nobody in your life. They simply had absolutely no help to render to ensure you came out of your poverty ridden state.

butterflyl1on:


Nobody to help you does not mean you have nobody in your life. They simply had absolutely no help to render to ensure you came out of your poverty ridden state.

Goes to what we mean by help. They can have encouraged me (with as little as words) to make something of myself. They could share the little food they have with me so I don't starve, they could have educated me (including setting me up in a trade or apprenticeship) to be able to feed myself. They would even have helped by being motivators, after all I might decide to become a murder armed robber thief to feed my loving parents if I had no other option!

You allowed me to think I was an orphan in the original scenario!

unhypocratically speaking, if luck could fix things in such a way I'll endure the pain, take the hit though and be ready to help the person in every way possible I can


And I wouldn't even think about having a guilty conscience

butterflyl1on:

Hmm. Even if this person is your mom or dad?

the fact that it is my dad or mom might even strengthen the second half since they are old already and closer to death

superhumanist:
Faulty question.

I would only drive the car in my area. Why would I be speeding anyhow with a car i want to sell?

As for the question. Nna, I don't want death on my conscience. The accidented car would still have scrap value of about a 100k.

Lol... imagine driving an suv when u cannot even feed.

Well, i will never hit the person. I will rather become poor again than kill the person.