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RE: What would you do? Moral choice question.
I apply utilitarian thought and divert the train, although utilitarianism is not universally applicable to all ethical dilemmas in my view.
But the details matter, what if it takes place in a society with vigilante justice and I just diverted the train from five mass shooters into a child? I think the core issue is that I do not believe reducing the net loss of life is always the most moral course of action.
In actuality I would likely pull the wrong lever and make the situation worse somehow, I have a knack for that sort of thing.
I know that feeling!
I believe underneath it all that so long as you are authentically, mindfully trying to make the right decision here, you'd be acting morally, even if you pulled the incorrect lever.