Footbridge And Trolley Problem

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After analyzing the Footbridge and Trolley Problem, it is clear that there are variations in what people deem right and wrong, and this sense of moral reasoning is in part, because of emotions. Because our brain handles emotional responses quickly and intuitively, our emotions are more likely related to our interpretations of morality; that is, we are more likely to let our emotions – our guilt, our happiness – determine what we feel is appropriate for a given situation. This is supported by the idea that in the event that our brain could not produce emotions appropriately, a scenario, for example, where an innocent person was killed to save the lives of others, would not raise much concern at all (Sunstein). Therefore, if we consider how emotions

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