@mollydot ok - key stat - only 26% of 71153 people who are *not* utilitarians think the fat man should be sacrificed. This suggests fatness
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@philosophyexp Unstuck, cos I've just realised it's asking is it morally permissible. I think throwing/not throwing are both permissible.
@mollydot Yes, that phrasing is deliberate. Sets the bar a little bit lower. Not talking about obligation.
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@philosophyexp The question that sometimes mentions consent, is that the first trolley scenario, or all of them?Can't remmbr if driver=Pacey -
@mollydot I can't remember! :) But it definitely isn't all of them. Probably just the first one. -
@philosophyexp I feel consent being mentioned might have changed my answer, but I can assume consent wouldn't given anyway. (78% vs 82% now) -
@mollydot Yes. I'd say that in the absence of information, you have to assume no consent. Anything else is highly counterintuitive. -
@philosophyexp Trying to think of an scenario that you mightn't: the one person is parent of the five? -
@mollydot Or the one person is a highly skilled brain surgeon? These sorts of variations crop up in the literature, etc.
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@philosophyexp Took me a long enough to notice it! I wonder would any other of my answers change.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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