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Trolley Problem Solution (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In addition to philosophical questions, the Trolley Problem is also a good tool in psychology to study human ethical reasoning. It turns out that people's intuitive responses vary quite a lot based on details that seem like they shouldn't make a difference. If I'm remembering correctly, I believe that a lot more people say that they would divert the trolley if they imagine that they were observing the situation from a gantry high above the tracks, rather than in close proximity to the person who would be killed thereby.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

For anyone interested, there is a nice video series on these comics by "CosmicSkeptic" on Youtube. He discusses some of the memes, but brings them nicely into a philosophical context at the same time.