Incidentally, there's another alternative to this 'problem' that illuminates the paths of thinking involved.
Assuming it is meant to be a moral good to save half the people by killing the other half, then why should we not forcibly harvest the organs of a perfectly healthy human to save 5 others in need of a transplant of those organs?
The ratio there works out even better - kill 1, save 5.
Assuming it is meant to be a moral good to save half the people by killing the other half, then why should we not forcibly harvest the organs of a perfectly healthy human to save 5 others in need of a transplant of those organs?
The ratio there works out even better - kill 1, save 5.