Trolley Car Discussion Board
Imagine there is a trolley barreling down the tracks destined to hit five people and you are next to the tracks with a lever that can switch the trolley away from the five and, instead, hit only one person on another track. Would you switch the lever? Why or why not? There are only two possible answers as far as what action to take but there are a number of reasons why you would or would not pull the lever. For our purposes, the more important part is ‘why’ you would make the choice you do, not which one of only two actions you would take. Keep that in mind as you answer (5 homework points).