An out of control train is about to run over a pile of happy puppies, do you…

Topic #92:

An out of control train is about to run over a pile of happy puppies. You are standing at the control switch and can pull the level to direct the train onto a different track, saving their lives. But that other track has a smaller pile of equally happy puppies on it.

What do you do and why?

Note: no actual puppies, happy or sad, were harmed in the making of this topic

Topic inspired byĀ Peter Singer

 

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  1. I vote that the puppies are small enough to pass right under the train without being harmed. If not, I’d rush out and save them all, scooping them up and carrying them away, or at least try to. If there are too many to carry, I’d send my trusty cat running past, covered in a suit of Schmacko’s to make the puppies chase after it. If all else fails, flip a coin.

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  2. Ughh.. I like this one it is interesting Honeslty I would actually save all the pupies before I could pull the lever I would run as fast as I could to save all the puppies..what would you do?

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