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Classic trolley thought experiment: You are on runaway trolley. A split in the track is imminent. You can veer left and kill 1 person or veer right and kill 5. Which lever do you pull?

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zephr 6 July 8
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This is a classic ethics question, & actually leads to a few more that get a bit murkier as you continue. This assumes, also, that none of the people are known to you.

phxbillcee Level 10 Aug 30, 2018
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Silly question, am I killing politicians or a local atheist society?

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