Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics

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Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics

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RE: Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics

January 24, 2018 at 11:38 am

(January 24, 2018 at 11:35 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Regarding the trolley problem, trip the switch after the first truck passes thru the switch, but before the rear truck goes thru and the trolley will derail and save everybody.

That's cheating! Unless people die, thought experiments are no fun.

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Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics - by vulcanlogician - January 24, 2018 at 11:22 am

RE: Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics - by Athene - January 24, 2018 at 11:34 am

RE: Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics - by vorlon13 - January 24, 2018 at 11:35 am

RE: Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics - by vulcanlogician - January 24, 2018 at 11:38 am

RE: Trolley Problem/Consistency in Ethics - by vorlon13 - January 26, 2018 at 9:46 am

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