Poll: Is a Childs Life more Valuable then a Adults ?

[Sparrowsabre7]

On the one hand even "in general" it's too hard to call, in general could mean the adult is married with kids, and the child could be an orphan. It's too hard to call.

 

[Matt-Allan-ca]

well It doesn't matter because if the adult wants the child to live then he does deserve to live but won't through choice, if the adult condemns a child to a horrible fate because he/she wants to live then the adult doesn't deserve it. It's a sickening situation, but it all comes down to our integrity and that we as the childrens leaders and protectors should gladly give our lives for a child. Death is a scary thing and I don't think we could blame anyone for choosing themselves over a child. I myself would give my life for even my worst enemies and would not wish death on anyone, it actually makes me feel bad when people joke about real life death or rape and even when people pointlessly kill certain bugs (discluding mosquitos and flies). Where has respect for life gone?

so you're saying that an adult who elects to save their own life (which I imagine they are quite attached to) over the life of a child (who they may not know and/or have no emotional attachment to) is not worthy of life?

bit harsh.
But surely it is only the responsibility of the parents to look after the children, not the rest of society?

the way i see it, sure you could kill the adult, but with all the protective parents in the world, how many opportunities do you think you'll get to kill a child?

drive past a school a few times at the end of the school day. it'll take less than a week before one of the little buggers runs out in front of you.
This is why I always slow down around schools. Don't want the hassle and increase in premiums with the insurance company.

If you read the rest of my post I did say that "death is a scary thing" and that you "could not blame a person for saving their own life" and honestly I don't know what the position would be like but I don't like the idea of us being so detached to everyone else in the world. Just think about how morality works, it's like "an eye for eye", would you want that to happen to you? Think about if you were the parent or a parent and if the other adult had this view point aswell, it would be unanimous for the child to survive. You can say that the only one complaining would be the parents of the child but overall procreation is what made us and what continues this race and so a childs life should be the most important to us as a society when we consider morality. This isn't a judgement against you and I'm sure there are many factors that have made both of our opinions including our upbringing and experiences in life.

 

[Matt-Allan-ca]

I think by "no "it depends"" he means don't give multiple results, in other words give your strongest opinion whether it be through a technicality of morality or a technicality of productivity in your result (not the only points of view, just examples).

 

[Joos]

A child would be more valuable then a pensioner, but the adult may be more valuable if they are still fertile and productive in their society.

 

[Crystal Cuckoo]

Put the gun to my own head.

I ain't killing potentially innocent people.

 

[tkioz]

Well if you're assigning value to life, yes, we're genetically pre-programmed to think so.

 

[regallmighty]

A childs death attracts more attention, that doesnt mean its more valuble that an adult life

 

[Matt-Allan-ca]

Well if you're assigning value to life, yes, we're genetically pre-programmed to think so.

So it would seem to us since we grew up with those morals being told to us, it seems like instinct, but it is quite the opposite and can be seen not only in the current day culture, but in the way a baby reacts when it doesn't get something it wants.

 

[Nuke_em_05]

The decision of who lives or dies is not ours to make; and it is never as simple as one as opposed to another, and it certainly is never based on age.

You can't say "no 'it depends'", because it does. The only indicator you've provided is age, which has no bearing on how much one person "deserves" to live over another. If we're talking Hitler vs Baby Jesus; Hitler dies. If we're talking Gandhi vs Eric Cartman; Eric Cartman can die.

If we're talking a situation like childbirth complications and you have to choose mother or child; if it is likely that one will die regardless, save the one that is more likely to survive. In the unlikely event it is as "simple" as either mother or child; I'd save the mother; she can make more babies later.

Aside from maybe the childbirth example above; there's not many real-life situations where this would apply. Even then, in any case, it is one thing to say what you might choose, and a completely different thing to actually make the choice.

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

I would simply refuse. We are in no position to determine who gets to live and who gets to die. We are not God.

 

[Iron Criterion]

No. The majority of adults have spent a lifetime of gaining and adapting new skills to help futher mankind, whereas children have yet to start that process, and are frankly fucking annoying.

 

[WestMountain]

I would kill the kid because kids are blank personalities until they reach adulthood where they get plans and so on and start value life etc

 

[Lucifron]

If in a situation when you can decide whether an adult or a child dies it is bloody well instinctual to pick the child. The logical soundness of this of course depends on the child and adult, but as it is instinctual for humans to protect children in danger, we can deduce that it is beneficial for the species to do so at least.

 

[NickCooley]

As is typical in any thread like this you have idiotic "I haz no moralz!" crowds. The things people do for e-peen extensions.

For starters if you're in a situation where you have to choose between killing a kid or an adult with no other choices at all you either fucked up big time or you're a colossal idiot. Either way in that situation YOU have the least value and it's best just killing yourself.

 

[Jedoro]

In general, it depends. If I had to kill one and had no time to learn anything about them, I'd flip a coin because I wouldn't have enough information of the situation to make an educated decision.

 

[Flying Dagger]

If I'm holding the gun then why do I have to shoot either...
This kind of question is a little fucked up.