Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley. But look! There are five people tethered to the track! The train is headed straight for them … what to do? How about pulling that lever next to you? That will divert the train on to a side line. True, if you do so, the one person who is tied up on that line will die. But hey, better one dead than five, right?
17 August 2017, The Tablet
Morality for saints
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