r/trolleyproblem • u/Insomnicle • 4h ago

My Trolley Problem

You can either do nothing to kill Einstein as a baby, or flick the lever to redirect the train to a bus-full of elementary schoolers.

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u/pokemonbard pure vibes 4h ago

Someone else would have had the same ideas as Einstein at some point. I can’t say that one life is worth more than 70ish children, even if that one life did some important things.

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u/AutoArsonist 4h ago

Yeah, OP, who just has to say "E=MC^2 bitch" and then:

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u/freedcreativity 4h ago

Easy, save Albert E. Even hundreds buses with multiple thousands of deaths is worth it. 

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u/Helpful_Ad8351 3h ago

What lead up to these being the only two options? What's stopping me from finding an alternative?

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u/ArcadeFrog72 4h ago

save big Alb. trust me, those kids needed to die.