Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What is the answer to the trolley problem?
Position1 of 2›

You should save one man

This position holds that one should not divert the trolley, sparing the single person on the other track. Proponents argue that deliberately killing someone as a means to an end differs morally from failing to prevent deaths, and that numbers do not license it.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Killing someone as a means to an end is not the same as failing to save
  2. Nobody has the authority to decide whose life is worth less