This gingerbread trolley problem is the perfect festive food for 2020
Gingerbread can come in many, many forms: there are gingerbread people, traditional gingerbread houses, and now… classic philosophical thought experiments.
Over on Twitter, @ramencult had this mouthwatering (and educational) biscuity creation to share with the world:
gingerbread trolley problem pic.twitter.com/EhIC9eR4zH
— clara rehmann (@ramencult) December 21, 2020
If you weren’t paying attention in your philosophy class, you may remember the trolley problem from its frequent meme appearances over the years.
https://twitter.com/JuhanaIF/status/1242486856035512322
i call it "silicon valley" pic.twitter.com/GruJkDhg1z
— Daniel Litt (@littmath) December 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/clebdotcom/status/1338593315449614350
Back to the biscuits, here’s what people had to say:
There is no perfect solution to the troll-
“I eat the trolley” https://t.co/G5lK60jNTL
— LLM Cool J (@js_thrill) December 21, 2020
In case your holiday season was short on dilemmas. https://t.co/bpJGziJP7i
— Stuart Vyse (@stuartvyse) December 21, 2020
lowkey best part is that the tracks are liquorice https://t.co/UaVYwdNm7S
— Brock Wilbur (@brockwilbur) December 21, 2020
nice way to sugarcoat it https://t.co/5ApWfQ2U5M
— hardmaru (@hardmaru) December 21, 2020
Who knew that the morals surrounding sacrificing one person to save a larger number could be so tasty?
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Source: @ramencult