If you didn’t major in philosophy in college, you might not be familiar, but the “trolley problem” is one of the most provocative thought experiments in philosophy. Here’s the scenario: You’re a train conductor, and your train is approaching five people trapped on the track. There’s a fork in the road. You have the option to shunt the train in the other direction, but there’s another person trapped on that side, too. What do you do?
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This question leaves everyone stumped… except for this 2-year-old.
I doubt the toddler’s dad, psychology professor E.J. Masicampo, explained the problem in depth to this little philosopher. But either way, it’s still a brilliant answer!