The Trolley Problem

A trolley will kill 5 people. You can pull a lever to divert it to a track with 1 person. Do you pull it?

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Utilitarians say yes

The answer to this riddle is Utilitarians say yes. Difficulty: Hard · Solved by 23,936 puzzle lovers.

Utilitarians say yes (save 5, sacrifice 1). Deontologists argue that pulling the lever makes you responsible for one death. There is no consensus.

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