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Killing One Person to Save Five by Throwing a Switch

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Killing one person to save five by throwing a switch that diverts a runaway trolley is judged as more morally acceptable than killing one person to save five by pushing a stranger directly into the path of the oncoming trolley.This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect


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