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The Documentary: Would You Kill The Big Guy?: Episode 1

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Would You Kill The Big Guy?

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Would You Kill The Big Guy?, Episode 1

What kind of moral creatures are we? Steven Evans explores the issues.

What kind of ethical creatures are humans? Steve Evans explores the possible answers to a moral dilemma.

Here's the scenario: a train is hurtling down a railway line, it's out of control and the brakes have failed. Ahead, five people are tied to the track - all five face certain death. 

You can flick a switch to save them, but if you do another man has to die. What do you do?

Steve Evans explores the possible answers to this moral dilemma, to see what it tells us about the kind of ethical creatures humans are.

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