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I think that's the beauty of the trolley problem: you decided who was going to die, because it was in your power to change the outcome. Some people will accept
by ASalazarMX 4y ago
I think that's the beauty of the trolley problem: you decided who was going to die, because it was in your power to change the outcome.
Some people will accept the moral responsibility, while others will say their inaction absolves them of legal responsibility.
- llimos 4y agoIt's two different things. Yes, it totally is a question about moral responsibility. But it's still not called "killing" by any reasonable definition of the word. It'd be fine if it said "death count" or even "you oversaw x deaths". But not "you killed" or "you caused x deaths", because you didn't.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoI think it's a problem that invites our cultural biases more than we realize. If you see a baby falling from a second floor, and you can easily catch it but don't because you dislike babies, is the baby's death your fault? Different cultures would probably have different answers to this question.