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  • Would you give it up for the group?

    Would you give it up for the group?

    By Jessica Sinn
    Jessica Sinn
    Published: July 28, 2010

    Imagine a runaway trolley hurtling down the tracks toward a handful of people. If it continues on its course, it will kill the group of innocent bystanders. You’re given two options: throw a switch and kill only one person, or sacrifice your own life and leap in front of the trolley. What would you do? Psychology Professor William Swann examines the moral dilemma known as the “Trolley Problem.”

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      John Clemms said on Aug. 5, 2010 at 2:02 p.m.
      Interesting blogs! This is depending to the individual of how the loyalty brings to the group, and also depends to the situation...
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