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Old 02-09-2016, 01:52 PM #1
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I'd do nothing, it's only a trolley.
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B, A


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In reality though... 4 words, not my ****ing problem I would literally panic and run away
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I assumed trolley was weird Irish speak for train
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I assumed trolley was weird Irish speak for train
I think it's an American word actually, I just copied and pasted that
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I was joking about Dezzy being right guys
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It's not their fault, they're used to me always being right.

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Answer Situation 1 before reading Situation 2, it's interesting

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Situation 1: There is a trolley coming down the tracks and ahead, there are five people tied to the tracks and are unable to move. The trolley will continue coming and will kill the five people. There is nothing you can do to rescue the five people EXCEPT that there is a lever. If you pull the lever, the train will be directed to another track, which has ONE person tied to it. You have two choices:
(a) Do nothing and the five people will die
(b) Or pull the lever and save the five people, but that one person will die.


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Situation 2: There is a trolley coming down the tracks and ahead, there are five people tied to the tracks and are unable to move. The trolley will continue coming and will kill the five people. However, in this situation, you are standing on a bridge above the train tracks and you can see the train coming. There is a man standing next to you, who is so enormous and heavy that if he places himself in front of the oncoming train, it will hit and kill him but the train will stop. So you have two choices
(a) Do nothing and the five people will die.
(b) Push the big guy down the bridge. He will be killed but will stop the trolley and save the five people.



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The ironic part about this problem is that while most people would choose the option (b) for the first situation, they will choose option (a) for the second situation, when technically, in both situations, you are sacrificing one man to save the lives of five people.


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...do nothing and do nothing for both../I couldn't make the choice to actively kill anyone, that's not my decision to make...it's interesting/scary though...how easy to press that button when you wouldn't be looking into the faces of those you were killing...
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I chose B for both.

Like others, if it was my family member I had to kill then I'd choose the 5 people to die instead.
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It reminded me of a radio play I heard.

https://audioboom.com/boos/2036445-ethics-man

If you choose B you are a utilitarian: an action is only a moral action if the consequences are good - the consquences are good if they increase the sum of human happiness.
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I can't get past the question of how fat a person has to be to STOP A TRAIN.

Otherwise, it depends.

I'd bump off 5 old people to save one child, no problem. But then, I'd literally let everyone else in the world die - all 7 billion - to save my own children. Hmmm.
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