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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's pretty clear that all but the incredibly weak-willed or self-deluded recognize that we *should* pull the lever.  Refusal to act is an act in and of itself. (Whether we actually could is a different story.)  What makes the trolley problem interesting are the endless variations, such as:

- What is the one person is a baby, or a child?  
- What if you are related to the one person?
- What if the five people are white collar criminals?
- What if the 5 people are violent criminals?
- What if the 5 people are 4 child molesters, and one child?
- What if the 5 people are out of your line of sight and hearing, but the one person is 10 feet from you?

And so on.  [/quote]

What makes you think actively killing one person is morally superior ?[/quote]

Your attempt to justify yourself is with "active" versus "passive" is a distinction without a difference.  What your physical body does is irrelevant.  You have to make a decision - does one person die, or do five people die?  You are deciding to kill 5 people, and then trying to justify four additional lives lost by saying that it's important that your mind didn't tell your arm to pull the lever.  That's just rationalization - the important decision was already made.

It's also incredibly narcissistic, assuming you are the PP who based her decision on the fact that she could convince herself she did nothing wrong if she didn't pull the lever.  If your primary consideration is how to plausibly argue that you avoided responsibility, you need a refresher course on what is "morally superior."  [/quote]

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