Toddler has morbidly funny solution to classic ethics dilemma

Look who just solved the trolley problem!
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Chloe Bryan
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Toddler has morbidly funny solution to classic ethics dilemma
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Need an age-old ethical question answered? Please ask this toddler, who was recently presented with the classic trolley problem.

The trolley problem posits this: if a runaway trolley is about to run into five people trapped on the tracks, but can be rerouted to a track with only one person trapped on it, should you reroute it? Or let the trolley take its course?

It's a complicated scenario (obviously), but the kid, 2, just decides to put all six humans on one track and let his toy train crush them all.

Duh, guys. It's so obvious: You can't have any witnesses.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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