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308 12. MONSTERS AND MIXTURESfootbridge and onto the main track, where he will be hit by the boxcar. e boxcarwill slow down because of the one person, therefore preventing the five from beinghit. If Evan pulls the lever the one person will fall and be hit by the boxcar, andtherefore the boxcar will slow down and not hit the five people. If Evan does notpull the lever the boxcar will continue down the tracks and hit the five people, andthe one person will remain safe above the main track.Most people judge that, if Even pulls the lever, it is morally worse (less permissible) thanwhen Dennis pulls the lever. You’ll see by how much, as we analyze these data.Load the data with:R code12.4library(rethinking)data(Trolley)d

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