What Is the Main Question That Thomson Asks in This

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the main question that Thomson asks in this reading?

• A) Is there a moral difference between actively causing a death and just letting people die?
• B) Is it morally permissible to kill someone if it means saving other people?
• C) Should you trust other people's moral beliefs, or should we each decide individually?
• D) Why do people have different opinions about the basic case and the fat man case?

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