What cause would you die for?

[zzkill]

If my death could change the way humans think, make them stop putting themselves before others even when they have enough to be happy, I wouldn't ponder it. This world is too selfish, and without a change at the of every humans value system I doubt there can be much change.

Captcha: POINTS DONT MATTER

Firstly: it's "don't", you fool.
Secondly: Starting to get philosophical, are we now captcha? You may have a point, but it doesn't matter.

 

[Raven_Operative]

Well I'd LIKE to think that I'd gladly sacrifice myself if it meant saving others from death, but things change when the decision is staring you in the face. In all honesty, I'd probably be a coward and save my own skin. ... and then probably kill myself after realizing what I'd done. My personality is weird.

 

[Kennetic]

Freedom is worth anything. My ancestors left their homes and risked everything in pursuit of this idea that is simply just one word: freedom.

 

[Reikan]

Depends. I'd rather do what needs be done and not die in the process, though most of the time that's just down to luck.

We'll see whether I die or not if North Korea ever grows some balls and fires their stupid missles that are no doubt pointed at my general vicinity right now.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Eh... I'd rather live for a cause than die for one. But I'm sure if I must pick a "cause" (as opposed to "my family" or "this person") it would involve some sort of freedom.

 

[Mutie]

I'll die when it's my turn to do so. Whether that means taking up arms in a war for which I feel a sense of responsibility (our generation has yet to see one...), or in a bid to help my friends or family. I'd like to think that, if I am to die for a cause, it is one with which I shall feel no qualms taking action against, even if my odds are unfavorable. However... I'm pretty certain I'm gonna be hit by a bus... Or cancer.

 

[The Lugz]

Mine is the protection of me and my familly.

The cause you would die for is to protect yourself? seems like a paradox there pal.

I haven't found a cause worth dying for at the moment. Probably too young, need more time to find one. Dying for family is a loss/loss situation, either you die and your family is now left bereft or they die and you're left depressed. Nobody wins.

This is exactly right, I would specifically 'not' die for my family.

I might commit atrocities for them, perhaps, but dying for them seems counter productive.

In answer to the original question, I think I wouldn't die for anything except when i'm rather old,
and completed most things I want to do in life, because dying for a cause means you can no longer
help in other ways.. I guess what i'm saying is life is quite valuable don't throw it away so
easily!

The whole 'live or die' trope is extremism in it's purist form, and that's why it's used so often
in popular media.

 

[JoJo]

Only in the defence of young children or against a terrible foe that was threatening my family / home town / country etc. I love being alive and wouldn't throw my life away without a very good reason.

 

[DoPo]

So that's my question to you what's your cause you would proudly die for?
Mine is the protection of my family.

Well, none. I know, I know I'm not original nor funny. But whatever. However, what I am is disappointed - we're on page 2 and there has been no quote by Terry Pratchett. Take it away, old man

'But there are causes worth dying for,' said Butterfly.

'No, there aren't! Because you've only got one life but you can pick up another five causes on any street corner!'

'Good grief, how can you live with a philosophy like that?'

Rincewind took a deep breath.
'Continuously!'

Thank you.

EDIT: Damn it! Actually I missed the quote on page 1...ugh, now I'm disappointed again - disappointed with myself :/

 

[ellieallegro]

Meh, I wouldn't die for pretty much anything including my family. However, I would die if it meant doing something awesome that would get immortalized in history like curing cancer, one way trip to mars, etc etc. As for how many "innocents" I would let die to save my own life, I would have to say all of them minus two including me.

 

[Dethenger]

I don't consider self defense/ defense of others to be a "cause," just a reactionary thing. Though of course if I am doing it properly I wouldn't die anyways.

Maybe if we lived under an unequivocal totalitarian dictatorship I'd probably join a revolutionary group or something. At that point they government could kill me for no real reason at all, so I might as well give them one.

 

[SeanSeanston]

I would only die...

FOR THE LOLS.

As good a cause as any, IMO.

 

[drakan4o]

I will definitely give my life for the eradication of everything and everyone stupid and retarded in this world! But as we all know that is completely impossible, so i guess im just gonna live forever...

 

[Shodanbot]

None.

I wouldn't die for any abstract concept or position. I believe allowing gay marriage is important but I wouldn't die for it. I'm gay as well, though I don't intend to get married either.

Now, if you were to put me in the early 1940s, I had my current mind and the Nazis(Sorry for the Godwin... but it works in this context.) asked me to shoot some Jews in a hole and bury them after, well I'd have to tell them that they have "one more for the hole"... I'd still try to fight them first, even if I had no chance of defeating them.

 

[Pawkeshup]

Hmmm I see your point-curiously how many would you kill/would you kill innocents in order to save your life?

How many innocents?

.... how innocent we talking?

Just keeping on going higher until you find your upper limit of innocent you could stomach killing to save your own life!!![/quote]Well, more to the point, why would I be killing innocence in defense of my life? Or the lives of others I care about?

 

[knight steel]

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Well that quote got messed up ;P
Let's just say the joker is making you decide-kill innocents or he kills you!!

 

[Shodanbot]

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Well that quote got messed up ;P
Let's just say the joker is making you decide-kill innocents or he kills you!!

Sorry, none of my business to respond to this, but I kinda wanna play. Ignore it if you don't approve.

My response to the Joker would be:

"Ah come on JK, you're meant to be chaotic in your actions, give me something better than a binary choice quandary: Have some fucking passion in your work, for Christ's sake!"

 

[Happiness Assassin]

A shitload of personal beliefs, helping out a random person, my family... well, I would like to say that I could die for these, but I really wouldn't know until the opportunity came about. Then I will get back to you.

 

[Slash Joel]

I would die for no cause but there are plenty I would live for. To die for a cause is easy to continually live for one is much harder.

What I mean by "to die for a cause" it has to be that you are truly devoted to. I would risk my life for a cause like that but I fully intend to live through that experience. To live on to continue that cause is more important than dying heroically for it. There is no cause if everyone dies for it.