At the last class in term 1 on 6/4/22, we had fun discussing the scenario called "Should he kill the fat man?" in the following website.
https://www.philosophyexperiments.com/
The following were the voting results in class that day compare to other people , shown as % in ( ), using the website.
YES NO
1. Is torture is always wrong? 8 votes (65%) 0 vote (35%)
2. Should we maximize happiness? 5 votes (48%) 3 votes (52%)
3. Is it always wrong to cause another person's death? 8 votes (59%) 0 vote (41%)
4. Should we save lives of innocent people? 8 votes (77%) 0 vote (23%)
5. Should he turn the train (kill 1 to save 5 people) 7 votes 0 vote
6. Should he push the fat man to save 5 people? 0 votes 8 votes
7. Should he push the fat saboteur onto the track? 5 votes 3 votes
8 Should he torture the fat man to save many lives? 8 votes 0 votes
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