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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by kbutler on Monday October 16, 2017 @07:59AM (#15482572)
See "the fat villain" variant in the trolley problem wiki page above.

Kill the villain by pushing him onto the track in front of the train to save the innocents, or not.

It is explicitly asking if you would harm the villain (evil action, evil effect produces good effect).

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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by danielam on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:01AM (#15498352)
The fat man version is indeed similar. Of course, the fat man version is not analogous to the first version of the trolley problem for reasons I gave above.
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