> I mean, whenever I imagine this problem, I think ... I would be nervous to pull some lever. I think subconsciously I factor in the unknown of whether I reall

> I mean, whenever I imagine this problem, I think ... I would be nervous to pull some lever. I think subconsciously I factor in the unknown of whether I really understand the situation and the result of my action. That puts into words exactly my feeling on the matter. In the abstract I can say that I would sacrifice 1 to save 5, but I know for a fact that in real life I would never pull that lever. Perhaps it's irrational, but I'd be terrified that I missed something! Would the lever actually move? Are the tracks really lined up that way? Isn't there someone that's supposed to be moving the tracks right, and would my throwing of the switch interfere with their trying to do the same thing? None of that detracts from the philosophical question at the core of course, but I'd bet that a lot of people that say they wouldn't pull it because they're thinking about that kind of thing.