A #ThoughtExperiment is a way of exploring a concept or theory in a hypothetical scenario without actually performing the experiment in real life.
It is a #MentalModel in which one imagines different scenarios and tries to understand the consequences of each scenario.
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eg, the trolley problem, which explores the ethics of sacrificing 1 life to save lives of many, In this scenario, a trolley is heading towards a group of people on a track, the only way to save them is to divert the trolley onto another track where only 1 person is standing.
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These experiments are not actually performed. The intent is not to prove something, but rather to explore difficult questions through speculation and logical thinking. Hopefully, the results of this thinking will lead us down interesting paths we might otherwise miss.
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