Ever faced an impossible choice?

Welcome to Trolleyology Deep Dive: Would You Pull the Lever? — where philosophy’s most infamous thought experiment collides with modern life. From the runaway trolley dilemma first posed by Philippa Foot to Judith Jarvis Thomson’s chilling variations, we unravel why this ethical puzzle still matters today. Explore how the trolley problem challenges utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, and moral psychology — and why it sparks such powerful emotional reactions.

This episode dives into real-world applications:

🤖 Self-driving cars forced to choose between passengers and pedestrians.

🏥 Medical triage during pandemics and organ allocation.

🎖️ Military decisions and the ethics of collateral damage.

🌍 Climate change policy and intergenerational trade-offs.

We’ll also explore cultural and religious perspectives, from Buddhist non-violence to Catholic moral theology, showing how different societies wrestle with the same life-and-death question.

At the end, we leave YOU with modern trolley dilemmas — AI programming, ventilator lotteries, drone strikes, burning fertility clinics, and climate policy. Your answers reveal not only your moral compass, but also the kind of future we’ll build together.

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