Monday, May 15, 2017

The Trolley Problem: a new variant


What is currently commonly known as “the Trolley Problem” is an old chestnut in moral philosophy.  History and variants here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

In today’s superheated psychosocial climate, a new variant has arisen:

A child is lying unconscious across the trolley track.  Donald Trump is standing nearby, oblivious, thinking about his ratings.  A trolley is rapidly bearing down on the scene. You only have time to do one of two things:

(a)  Pull the child off the track to safety
(b)  Push Trump in front of the trolley

Which do you do?

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