🚃The trolley problem, a philosophical thought experiment, poses the question of whether it is morally acceptable to sacrifice one life to save multiple lives.
🔀Our real-life experiment recreates the trolley problem using a train and a switching station to study human responses in ethical dilemmas.
🧠Participants are faced with the choice of diverting the train to save multiple lives but sacrificing one life, raising questions about moral decision-making and the clash between philosophical beliefs and instinctive reactions.
😱The experiment aims to uncover how people's actions align with their moral beliefs in high-pressure situations and to evaluate the potential psychological impact of being faced with life-and-death decisions.
🎯By understanding human behavior in ethical dilemmas, we can gain insights into moral decision-making processes and potentially improve training and education in fields such as self-driving cars and mass transit systems.
