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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

yes that is indeed the moral dilemma of the trolley problem

i've seen people claim that the decision is easy - but the comfort of this being a simple thought experiment softens the fact you are pulling the lever that's going to kill that one person. If you don't, sure 5 people die - but you can absolve yourself of guilt easier than if you pulled the lever and, in a way, caused that one death