| The question when it is taken to the core level is, should lives be weighed on a number scale? Is three lives worth more than one? Does that one person have any less of a right to live than the other three people combined? The other core question is is it ethical to kill one to save many, because it is arguable that by making a decision to flip the switch to save the three, you also make the decision to kill the one. This hypothetical ethical riddle has been around for ages, but there is also a second part to it that further delves into the core question. Please don't linger on the the ridiculous situation proposed: There are three people tied to the tracks, and one man walking beside the tracks. If for a fact that if you pushed that man onto the tracks, it would stop the train before killing the three would you do so? Once again an even more ridiculous scenario, but it just boils down to the basic question should you kill one to save more than one. |