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If You Want to Save the Five Workers but Don't

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If you want to save the five workers but don't want to sacrifice yourself, you can take option (ii) and turn the trolley toward the one worker. What does Thomson say about this option?


A) It's not quite as noble as self-sacrifice would be but is still a morally permissible choice.
B) It's an unacceptable choice; you are making someone else pay the price for your good deed, because you don't feel like paying it yourself.
C) It's just as good as sacrificing yourself; you are still saving five lives and costing only one life.
D) It's fine because you still have good intentions of saving lives.

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