Mechanics of killing and genocide
I've been reading the book “ THE BRAIN THE STORY OF YOU” by David Eagleman. Eagleman talks about killing and genocide. He tells about a number of studies and experiments showing how the human brain works. In one experiment, the researchers asked each person of a group of people what they would do in two different scenarios. In the first scenario, they were told to imagine themselves standing next to a railroad track. There's a switch right there that would make the train go in either of two directions. There are 4 workers on the track that the switch is now switched to. On the other track there is 1 worker. A runaway railroad car is coming down the track in your direction. You have to decide what you will do. Will you leave the switch alone and let the railroad car kill the 4 workers or will you switch the track and the car kill the 1 worker. Almost every person said they would switch the track. They felt it was better for 1 to die rather than 4. In the second scen...