Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What is the answer to the trolley problem?
Position‹2 of 2

You should save the people in the trolley

This position holds that one should act to save the larger group, even at the cost of a single life. Proponents argue that the morally relevant fact is how many people survive, and that refusing to act is itself a choice, with a worse outcome attached to it.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Fewer deaths is better, and the numbers are the morally relevant fact
  2. Refusing to act is a decision too, and it cannot be excused as neutrality