Poll: You see a person in pain....
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Helping them means being there for them through the pain, rather then taking all of it on yourself. I would take a small percent of the pain, perhaps 10%, just to show the person that they are not alone, but to take anymore would be an insult while also being detrimental to myself. After all, it's their pain to experience. We all have our own pains, and in the end we are stronger for it, even if at the time, all we want is for the pain to go away. Who would I be to take away that experience? Who am I to cheapen that experience, out of my own misplaced sense of chivalry?
err... tl;dr: none, or just a little bit.
err... tl;dr: none, or just a little bit.
What a rediculous question.
To suggest that people need to take anotehr's pain upon themselves, even in a small quantity, in order to help is insane. In fact, one of the basic rules of life saving and other such activities is "do not put yourself in harms way".
So no, I wouldn't take any of a stranger's pain upon myself.. I'd be to busy calling an ambulance and trying to make them safe and comfortable until help arrived... of course I'd probably be horribly hurt by this mysterious phantom pain that just passes to other people by touch in this insane question.
To suggest that people need to take anotehr's pain upon themselves, even in a small quantity, in order to help is insane. In fact, one of the basic rules of life saving and other such activities is "do not put yourself in harms way".
So no, I wouldn't take any of a stranger's pain upon myself.. I'd be to busy calling an ambulance and trying to make them safe and comfortable until help arrived... of course I'd probably be horribly hurt by this mysterious phantom pain that just passes to other people by touch in this insane question.
Hell Ile take half of it, 30 minutes of anything non lethal is tolerable if its unavoidable, and there's no reason not to help someone if you dont stand to suffer too much from it.
Granted you did mention that the potential pain hes feeling is random, but that's a risk you stand to take.
Edit: The way I see it, non lethal pain is really just a stress issue, and stress isnt really..ynow, stressful if there isnt much of it. Bassicly you could say his stress level would be say, 200, if I took half of it, we would both probly end up closer to 50. It splits in your favor, since stress creates stress which creates more stress.
Granted you did mention that the potential pain hes feeling is random, but that's a risk you stand to take.
Edit: The way I see it, non lethal pain is really just a stress issue, and stress isnt really..ynow, stressful if there isnt much of it. Bassicly you could say his stress level would be say, 200, if I took half of it, we would both probly end up closer to 50. It splits in your favor, since stress creates stress which creates more stress.
The problem is that this question has nothing to do with compassion and depends entirely upon a mystical ailment that passes pain instantly to another without causing real harm.believer258 said:
Yes, I get the aim, but it is a completely unrealistic scenario.
If the question was "You see someone who's life is in danger, you can save them but it would be dangerous, do you take the risk".. Then I'd like to think I'd say "Yes".. but it isn't.. the question is based around a person in pain we know nothing about and who is suffering some mystical ailment.
Seriously, if the OP wants to post hypothetical situations at least make them reasonable so he can get reasonable answers.
I believe in compassion and mercy but um . . . I'm also a bit of a coward. And by a bit I mean I'm extremely cowardly. I can't take any pain, absolutely none. So I'm afraid out of being a complete and utter coward I simply can't.
A-As long as it has nothing to do with the crotch area.
I'd probably take about 50% to 60% percent. I mean, its not like its going to kill me. But then again, its suppose to be excruciating...
I'd probably take about 50% to 60% percent. I mean, its not like its going to kill me. But then again, its suppose to be excruciating...
I would take 100% out of curiosity. I mean seriously, how many of you are curious to know what its like to get shot for example, minus the damage of course? I would.
Also, this way they don't have to endure the pain. Not to sound incredibly sappy but "pain is weakness leaving the body" therefore I'll only get stronger enduring such an experience. No injury is the best part.
Also, this way they don't have to endure the pain. Not to sound incredibly sappy but "pain is weakness leaving the body" therefore I'll only get stronger enduring such an experience. No injury is the best part.
Assuming it's not some deplorable person who clearly deserves the pain, and working under the condition that no permanent injury is maintained, I would take all the pain away. Why? I don't know, but I've found to have an inordinately high tolerance for pain, such that the thought of permanent injury bothers me more than the actual pain. If there's no permanent injury, then not a problem for me. Interesting idea though...
