This is exactly why these trolley problems don’t work. When we strip away all context and ask simplified questions the nuance disappears and the question becomes almost meaningless.
That’s why I think these are mostly nonsense. These types of questions aren’t philosophical, they’re psychological. They don’t teach anything, they just test what you value, and they’re not the best types of questions for doing that either.
This is exactly why these trolley problems don’t work. When we strip away all context and ask simplified questions the nuance disappears and the question becomes almost meaningless.
That’s why I think these are mostly nonsense. These types of questions aren’t philosophical, they’re psychological. They don’t teach anything, they just test what you value, and they’re not the best types of questions for doing that either.
The only way to win is not to play
You can also win sometimes by playing, depending on the context.