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Don't push the button

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Total Members Voted: 15

[Banjax]

Just watched "The Box" with Cameron Diaz - its that old chestnut about pushing a button that causes someone you don't know somewhere in the world to die. And you get £1m.

Would you push the button?



ps - the film is really good (guy who did Donnie Darko, so if you liked DD you'll like this)

[Varche]

Gross. Of course this just supports my theory that without society checks , there would be a lot more people exhibiting Nazi, skinhead,Fred West, canibal call it what you will tendencies.

What would be really interesting would be to keep repeating the exercise to see at what point a yes vote changes to a no vote £10,000, £100, £10?

[Martin_1962]

Depends who was on the other end.

There are quite a few I would press it for. (Huntly Sutcliffe Gadaffy)

But many more I would not

[Banjax]

Depends who was on the other end.

There are quite a few I would press it for. (Huntly Sutcliffe Gadaffy)

But many more I would not

you've no idea who dies and you don't know them

[albitz]

No.

[Dishevelled Den]

 No, of course not - the quest for riches while disregarding how they are amassed has been responsible for mankind plumbing the depths of morality on more than one occasion throughout history.

[albitz]

I wonder if the people who have voted that they would push the button have the courage of their convictions, and will name themselves publicly.

[Banjax]

No, of course not - the quest for riches while disregarding how they are amassed has been responsible for mankind plumbing the depths of morality on more than one occasion throughout history.

no one would ever know Zulu.....and its a lot of money, and if you refuse they give someone else the option and so on and so on 

[Banjax]

Gross. Of course this just supports my theory that without society checks , there would be a lot more people exhibiting Nazi, skinhead,Fred West, canibal call it what you will tendencies.

What would be really interesting would be to keep repeating the exercise to see at what point a yes vote changes to a no vote £10,000, £100, £10?

good question, or how many people die when you press it? 10? 100? 1000? 

[Dishevelled Den]

No, of course not - the quest for riches while disregarding how they are amassed has been responsible for mankind plumbing the depths of morality on more than one occasion throughout history.

no one would ever know Zulu.....and its a lot of money, and if you refuse they give someone else the option and so on and so on 

Aah but I would know BJ - standards begin within the individual and no amount of money would tempt me to ignore them.  Money is just not that important. (To me at least)

[Dishevelled Den]

I wonder if the people who have voted that they would push the button have the courage of their convictions, and will name themselves publicly.

There's the rub 8-) - there's a vast difference between talking about it and actually doing it. (As many have been obliged to do in state service)

It's nothing to be proud of or ambivilent about.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Just watched "The Box" with Cameron Diaz - its that old chestnut about pushing a button that causes someone you don't know somewhere in the world to die. And you get £1m.

Would you push the button?



ps - the film is really good (guy who did Donnie Darko, so if you liked DD you'll like this)

No. I need my sleep at the best of times.

[Mr Skrunts]

Imagine this though.

You sign up for your £1M and press the button, a split second later you are nuked, no second thoughts, no turning back.  No one ever gets the £1M and the world is rid of a few Million gready selfish sods.  Result I would say.   

[Banjax]

No, of course not - the quest for riches while disregarding how they are amassed has been responsible for mankind plumbing the depths of morality on more than one occasion throughout history.

no one would ever know Zulu.....and its a lot of money, and if you refuse they give someone else the option and so on and so on 

Aah but I would know BJ - standards begin within the individual and no amount of money would tempt me to ignore them.  Money is just not that important. (To me at least)

give the £1m to a good cause then, its tax free Zulu - what if that money saved 10 or 100 lives.........

[Banjax]

Imagine this though.

You sign up for your £1M and press the button, a split second later you are nuked, no second thoughts, no turning back.  No one ever gets the £1M and the world is rid of a few Million gready selfish sods.  Result I would say.   

thats  abit like my ideal Big Brother series - gather 100 of the most vacant, self-centred, fame hungry ego-maniacs - put them all in the "big brother house" tell them its all filmed 24/7 and just leave them to it no food, no drink, no books, no music just fame...............see how low they go

then shoot anyone who survives