Unlike the regular trolley problem, this one is similar to moral choices made by many people every day.
As you walk down the street, you see a man point a gun at another. Do you interpose your body to save the stranger’s life at the cost of your own?
Down another street, a man points a gun at you. There’s a bystander nearby. Do you hide behind this human shield to save your life?
Some people will view this question differently from the trolley one because the attacker is a human and can be assigned blame. Substitute a grisly bear that is attacking a group of campers. Do you shield another with your body, or conversely pull another’s body in front of yours?
Unlike the regular trolley problem, this one is similar to moral choices made by many people every day.
As you walk down the street, you see a man point a gun at another. Do you interpose your body to save the stranger’s life at the cost of your own?
Down another street, a man points a gun at you. There’s a bystander nearby. Do you hide behind this human shield to save your life?
Some people will view this question differently from the trolley one because the attacker is a human and can be assigned blame. Substitute a grisly bear that is attacking a group of campers. Do you shield another with your body, or conversely pull another’s body in front of yours?