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The trolley problem is a famous ethical thought experiment about moral decision-making.
The scenario presents a runaway trolley heading toward five people who will be killed. You can pull a lever to divert the trolley onto another track, but doing so will kill one person standing there instead.
This dilemma forces us to consider whether actively causing one death is acceptable to prevent five deaths. It explores the tension between utilitarianism (which says saving more lives is better) and deontological ethics (which questions whether it's ever right to deliberately harm someone).
The scenario presents a runaway trolley heading toward five people who will be killed. You can pull a lever to divert the trolley onto another track, but doing so will kill one person standing there instead.
This dilemma forces us to consider whether actively causing one death is acceptable to prevent five deaths. It explores the tension between utilitarianism (which says saving more lives is better) and deontological ethics (which questions whether it's ever right to deliberately harm someone).