myopic pilgrim

So wrap our injured flesh around you
Breathe our air and walk our sod
Rob our sin and make us holy
Perfect Son of God
Welcome to our world

Chris Rice, Welcome to Our World

My new favorite podcast is WNYC’s Radio Lab. It’s like when This American Life does something science-y. The sound editing is more aggressive with sound effects and what might be called jump cuts. I know “sound effects” could make it sound overwrought and cheesy, but it’s not. It’s just highly produced in a self-aware sort of way.

You should go check it out. And then you can answer these morality questions and hear the sound of five workmen being hit by a speeding trolley.

There are five men working on a trolley track unaware that a trolley is heading straight for them. You can’t warn them, but you do see a lever to switch the trolley to another track. The other track has also has someone working on the track, but just one. Do you switch the trolley, killing the one man, to save the five?

Okay, same question on a similar theme.

This time you’re above the track. There are five men working on it unaware that a trolley is heading straight for them. You can’t warn them, but you are standing next to a rather large man. If you give him a little push of the balcony, he’ll land on the track stopping the trolley. Do you push the one man over, killing him, to save the five?

And if you’re answers are different, tell us why.

Did I mention the theater date in this fun little rap song I wrote is a true story?

I just posted a movie of Mateo. If you’d like to see it email me and I’ll give you the password.