What Is the Trolley Problem? The Thought Experiment That Reveals Your Moral Wiring
A runaway trolley speeds toward five people tied to the tracks. You can pull a lever to divert it onto a side track, where it will kill one person instead of five. Do you pull the lever? Most people say yes. Save five lives by sacrificing one. The math seems obvious. But here’s the twist. Same setup, except this time you’re on a bridge above the tracks with a large stranger....