Interesting philosophical question :)

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(01-22-2013 03:18 AM)Wildtalon1851 Wrote:  As I said before, funnily, many are disgusted by the actual TOUCHING of the man on the bridge, but are happily able to sacrifice man for four as long as there is no physical contact. It's just the same dilemma phrased different ways.
Interesting...

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it's not really though - one is allowing someone to die, the other is physically killing someone - a huge difference.

I wouldn't do it either. My reasoning:
Since I am close enough to push the guy onto the track, I am also close enough so I can jump in front of it myself. While I would love to say "yeah, I would do that", the simple fact is that there is no way I would. If I''m not willing to sacrifice my life for 4 other people, how can I force someone else to do it?