Schrödinger's Cat and Murder

[OneArrow]

Depends, did you put them in that situation in the first place?

No, but you could very easily - at no risk to yourself - get them out of that situation.

While it perverts the original scenario, no - to murder someone would imply intent and premeditation. But that doesn't make the act any less morally reprehensible.

[thedotmaster]

Depends, did you put them in that situation in the first place?

No, but you could very easily - at no risk to yourself - get them out of that situation.

While it perverts the original scenario, no - to murder someone would imply intent and premeditation. But that doesn't make the act any less morally reprehensible.

True, true..

[Qubit]

Bob. After long enough the superposition would no longer be a dead poisoned Alice and an alive Alice, but a dead poisoned Alice and a dead Alice that died of hunger/thirst/age. So Bob would kill Alice 100% even if Charles didn't make the observation. Charles making the observation would actually have given a chance of saving Alice.