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Altruism and the inner tube

Altruism and the Inner Tube

This survey pertains to the albertnet blog post "Altruism and the Inner Tube." Go to www.albertnet.us and look at the May 8, 2012 post for details.

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* 1. Do we have a moral imperative to help another person, if we can do so without much sacrifice?

Yes

No

Other: explain below

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* 2. Would you have given that guy your tube?

Yes

No

I can't decide

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* 3. Should I have given that guy my tube?

Yes

No

Other: explain below

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* 4. Should my friend have exhorted me to give that guy my tube?

Yes

No

Other: explain below

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* 5. Is safeguarding myself against being stranded a legitimate reason to keep my tube?

Yes

No

Other: explain below

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* 6. Does it matter that the guy was irresponsible and ill-equipped vs. a responsible rider who ran into very bad luck?

Yes

No

Other: explain below

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* 7. What’s worse: helping people while judging them, or not helping them at all?

Helping people while judging them is worse

Not helping them at all is worse

Neither action is bad

Neither action is good

Other: explain below

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* 8. Suppose the guy was on a crappy old bike: does that change anything?

Yes

No

Other: explain below

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* 9. Do you believe in karma, quasi-karma, and/or second-hand quasi-karma? (Check all that apply.)

I believe in karma

I believe in quasi-karma ("what goes around comes around")

I believe in, or am at least intrigued by, the idea of second-hand quasi-karma

I have other ideas I'd like to share, below

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* 10. Does true altruism exist, or do we always get some benefit from helping others?

Yes

No

Other: explain below