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#87: Sam Harris on Daily Routines, The Trolley Scenario, and 5 Books Everyone Should Read

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Is There a Difference Between Pushing the Fat Man and Throwing the Switch?

There may be a difference between pushing the fat man and throwing the switch in many circumstances. So it just may cause more psychological suffering for the person involved. And i think there may be no way to correct for that, given all the other moving parts. Therefore, your consequentialism has to be broader than just looking at body count. It has to account for the lack of analogy between cases which do have the same body count.

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