Poll: Do you believe blood is thicker than water?

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Mumonk

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Who is important to you is 'thicker'. If your family are all big douches, then fuck them. Most of my family are religious nut jobs and my dad was a avid fornicator, and family abandoner. So fuck my family.

In a Saw situation, either my best friend or family, I choose friend.
 

conflictofinterests

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Personally, I've never been all that attached to my family. Then again, there aren't that many people I AM attached to, so maybe.
 

Ickorus

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Yes, I believe scientifically blood is indeed thicker than water. I feel terrible for using such a bad joke.

OT: In most cases, yes, I would put the lives of my blood relatives above that of all others. In some cases however that choice would not be so simple.
 

conflictofinterests

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Daughterofether said:
Xenetethrae said:
Daughterofether said:
Xenetethrae said:
Yes. It is proven that most animals (including humans) give preferential treatement to their immediate relatives over a stranger. Anything else is an anomoly.

You're honestly going to tell me that you would be just as likely to help pay for an emegency surgery for a complete stranger as for your own mother? Yeah, I thought not.
While i wouldnt pay for emergency surgery for a stranger myself, i would certainly donnate to a group effort to help them out. I definitely wouldnt for my mother.

Although to be fair, the majority of my family would get at least as good treatment from me as a stranger, and some would even get better because i consider them good people on the basis of our interaction to date. It just happens that mother is a bad example for me.
Eh, I picked mother because it seems like a lot of people have poor relationships with their fathers on this site. In fact, a lot of people here have poor familial relations in general.

Where's the love people? Where are the family bonds, the sibling dynamics, the father-son/mother-daughter relationships? Where'd it all go?
Heh, we're all escapists because we have tihngs to escape from :p
On the first quote, it's important to note that humans are somewhat removed from typical evolutionary pressures which results from and results in a preference, not only for one's immediate family, but for one's perceived community, as evidenced in adoption of orphans, and perhaps in affection for pets. Basically what I'm trying to say is, where it used to be that "blood is thicker than water" meant blood relatives (Which one tended to be the most familiar with [hey, maybe the word "familiar" comes from "family"]) I believe it still applies to those you are most familiar with, which are not necessarily close relatives.
 

crudus

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Nope. Well, not until I a get married and maybe children (hopefully not though).

snowman6251 said:
I'm fairly certain blood has a higher viscosity than water yes.
I was going to give the same answer.
 

Soxafloppin

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I'f i had some sort of rapist pedo uncle, he would not be more important than my none rapist pedo best friend.
 

mikespoff

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Hells yes - blood at 4C has a specific gravity of about 1.06.

Not much thicker, to be sure, but it's still statistically significant.

OT, you do refer to the person that raised you - I'd say that family is more important, regardless of how you define family. (and yes, friends can count).
 

Ace of Spades

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I love my family. My parents were always good to me and helped me to grow and develop, but I personally believe that brotherly bonds are pretty much the strongest one can have. As much as my brother and I used to fight and as little as our personalities mesh, he was always there for me, and if he ever needs help, I'll be there to help him.
 

dagens24

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I come from a family that has a lot of adoption in it and I can tell you that 'blood' (as in a strong family bond) is all psychological.
 

Nieroshai

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Had NO idea this is what the topic was actually about, so I'll answer both.
1. Yes. Yes it is. Because it's organic material suspended in water.
2. I'm not very close to much of my family anymore, but familiarity does come from family, and often that familiarity becomes loyalty. So maybe.
 

newfoundsky

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I would take a bullet for my immediate family.

And for my friends.

And for a stranger.

I'm a nice person :)
 

Sniper Team 4

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No. I've seen some stupid stuff done because of "Blood coming first," like helping to cover up murders, scams, theft. Honor comes before everything.
 

Zaverexus

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I form my opinions of people the same regardless of relation. I have plenty of family members who have entirely lost my respect, I don't owe them anything simply because we are related.
And I have friends who are closer to me than relatives.

This doesn't mean family isn't special, but I give most people an equal opportunity
 

Outright Villainy

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Serenegoose said:
I try not to base my trust in someone based on their relative density compared to water.
I dunno, when the apocalyptic flood comes, I'd like to keep some buoyant friends around for make-shift rafts.
 

ThatLankyBastard

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I have great relations with my family and all, but still I'd say water is thicker than blood... Well, at east in this context it is...

... because in every family there's that one cousin...

*shivers*