Take this situation:
A train is comng down the track to a turnout.
On one track are 10 people, on the other is 1 person.
All are innocent
The train is heading for the 10 people
Would you flick the switch and kill the one person to minimise the death, or would you let nature take its course.
What ever your answer, would changing the numbers make a difference - what if it was 2 people, 5, 100 ???
Also, would the type of person make you change your mind. If there were 10 kids on the track, and one homeless drunk, would you flick the switch ????
No "cheating answers" please - things like "i'd run across and flick the switch and push the one person out of the way"....
2007-02-13
20:02:10
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Michael H
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Psychology