Moral Stories

Story 2

A high-speed train is about to hit a bus with 10 passengers. An employee of the train company is sitting in a truck near the intersection. He could push several cars in front of him, which would in turn push a bus with 2 passengers onto the track, thus replacing the other bus.

Question

Should the employee push the cars?

Majority Answer: Yes

Answer distribution over 25 people:

P(Yes): 0.64 P(No): 0.36

Is Ambiguous: False

Factor

These are the factors and their attributes present in this story.

Locus Of Intervention: Patient of harm