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How Trolley Problems Work

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Do You Sacrifice One for Many?

There's just one track with an out of control trolley and several people on it who are going to die unless you do something. So what do you do? Do you sacrifice one for many? That is an excellent question, and it's one that's been plaguing people since it was first produced in the sixties. Thits this philosophical problem. It shows the distinction between allowing to die or actively killing somebody. What would you do, chris? You personally, would you pull the lever?

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