Fics like the trolley problem

“I’m sure even now you’re wondering how you can beat me, how you’ll win this test. I should warn you now, this isn’t a test you can win. Have you ever heard of the Trolley Problem? I’m sure you have - it’s widely popular - but in case you haven’t, I’ll explain it to you, and the good citizens of National City. See, the Trolley Problem is a thought experiment in ethics and psychology that isn’t designed to have a solution. The traditional scenario has a tram or trolley on a set of tracks, leading to a fork. Now, one track usually has five people on it, while the other has only one person. The track forks, so either way, the trolley is going to collide with someone. Someone has to die. Now, the moral dilemma comes into play when there’s one person standing beside the lever that controls which track the trolley takes. That person has the fate of those six people in their hands; they’re stuck with the morality of choosing to kill one person to save five, or sacrificing five for one.”

Fics like the trolley problem

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