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If you press the button, you get 1 million dollars and a random person you don't know turns into a cow forever, would you press it?

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Mountain  Man Profile
Mountain Man answered

Probably not. I would love the money, but I wouldn't want to be responsible for ruining an innocent persons life.

Walt O'Reagun Profile
Walt O'Reagun answered

Sure ... I think most people would press it.

A better question is ... Would you press it, if a random person YOU KNOW would turn into a cow?

Bikergirl Anonymous Profile

A cow? .. Like a polititian?  We already have enough of those .. So NO, I wouldn't do it. Who would want to do THAT to someone?? Now that would  be cruel.


Lia Tan Profile
Lia Tan answered

I wouldn't. I know that I would be getting that money basically by sacrificing someone without their consent and that doesn't sit right with me (even though that kind of money would do wonders for me and my family). However if I somehow knew that the person who would be turning into a cow is a truly awful person, I may think about it. But if it's just an innocent stranger, I'd not only ruin their life but also the lives of their loved ones and that's not cool.

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Lia Tan
Lia Tan commented
It's not the amount of money I'm concerned about, it's the fact that someone else's life and their loved one's well being are at stake.
Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
Irwin, now you're just haggling over the price. ;-)
Fli Nerto
Fli Nerto commented
Well, I guess it's a moral choice as well. You can donate and save lives with 1 billion dollars... But that would make this into more of an utilitarian vs. whatever the other thing was thing
Didge Doo Profile
Didge Doo answered

Only if the person became a Carnation cow.

Cookie Roma Profile
Cookie Roma answered

Wow!  I'm clearly too old to be alive.  I can't believe so many people would answer yes to this question.  I'd like to hope that as just a fantasy question people would say yes but if such a thing we're in fact real they actually wouldn't do it. I'd like to believe that...my fear is that many would do it. 

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Cookie Roma
Cookie Roma commented
As do I.
Lia Tan
Lia Tan commented
Yup, I have that exact fear if this were real...and don't worry, I thought that too
Call me Z
Call me Z commented
Of course, Cookie. We're playing the fantasy to its extreme end. Why not, it is silliness no matter how you measure it.
Tris Fray Potter Profile

I would not, because I think it's wrong to ruin someone's life for your own gain, and I would not be able to live with the guilt.  I also think that every person has to work for their own money, and additionally, turning someone into a cow is basically murder.

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