The Trolley Dilemma

[Aiden]

I'm not sure if this has been posted before but here you go.

Situation One:

You are near a switch where a trolley (train) can be moved tracked. The track which it is heading for had 4 people on it. The other has 1. Would you switch to save the four and kill the one?

Yes / No

Situation Two:

You are on a bridge along with another 'large' person. Underneath is a trolley. On the track are four children. Would you push the large man over to save the four children?

Yes / No

Situation Three:

You're next to a switch and Logan Lerman The Queen is on one track, four children on the other. Who do you save by changing the switch?

The Queen / Four Children

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Those are considered hard questions. I'd save the one day in the first one. Let the children die in the second one. Save the Queen in the third one.

[buttons]

are they trick questions?

id save the 4 people, I wouldn't push the large man over to save the kids and id rather save kids than the queen

[Aiden]

are they trick questions?

id save the 4 people, I wouldn't push the large man over to save the kids and id rather save kids than the queen

It's not a trick question! I would only do something with the Queen. You said you would murder 3 people. If you didn't do anything then you'd of killed no one.

[Kardan]

If the question was in good English, that might help. In situation 1, considering the track *had* 4 people on it, I would keep the train on that path since the people aren't there anymore.

[Aiden]

If the question was in good English, that might help. In situation 1, considering the track *had* 4 people on it, I would keep the train on that path since the people aren't there anymore.

omg lol believe it or not i seen tht but meh
i thought ud be smart enough to get it :L

[Empired]

I don't think I'd do anything in any of those situations. I don't particularly like the idea of "playing God" but that's not what would bother me- it's the idea that I would value one life over another.

I think the easiest situation for me is the second one because I would never directly kill someone (pushing is direct) to save someone else. The other two are harder, although the fact that Situation Three has the Queen in it doesn't make a difference to me because she is "worth" exactly the same as any other person. I suppose I would choose to let whatever was going to happen happen without changing anything because who lives and who dies isn't my choice to make.

Hey @Intersocial; much moral dilemma omg wow

edit: oh were these trick questions that makes me really sad

[MKR&*42]

I would not change it in any circumstance. The train automatically heading towards Group 1 is not my doing, whereas if I change it to Group 2/different track then I've personally caused that to happen and am responsible for the death.

[buttons]

I would not change it in any circumstance. The train automatically heading towards Group 1 is not my doing, whereas if I change it to Group 2/different track then I've personally caused that to happen and am responsible for the death.

that was my reasoning for the second question, i wouldn't push down one man to save others, id let life take its course. didnt think about that for first one but I would kill the queen cause yolo

[lemons]

Yes
Yes
Four Children


The queen will die soon anyway why would you save her

[Phil]

I wouldn't get involved. I would push the large man in front of a train because then I'm committing murder. If I stand back, I've not murdered anyone.