Would You Sacrifice Your Well-Being to Save a Life?
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Another of these threads?Mr. Spazza said:
OT: In Mexico I would say I wouldn't, since normally you would get killed, and then when you are killed the drug dealers either cut your head, some limb, or anything and they send it to the police, they hang you in the nearest bridge or they kill all your family or all of these things at the same time. They do not kill you with respect, they humiliate you even after you are dead.
In another country I would probably, but I'm not sure.
Probably not. I disregard my own existence as important, but I wouldn't end mine to save another person. I don't see a huge importance to an average individual, so the loss of their life may be saddening to some, but unless they contributed something like literature or artwork or an invention to the human race, they can die.
Well, say for instance that I saw someone about to get hit by a car. I'd probably rush in, since I couldn't just stand by and let it happen (if it ever did. Maybe.)Mr. Spazza said:
I've gone over this a thousand times in my head, and I always come to the same conclusion. Yeah, I would. If I can stop somebody from slipping into the afterlife, then that's what I'm gonna do. Sure, maybe you have to be in the situation to know for sure, but I'm damn near positive that I would do it, but who knows? Maybe that's just my naivety talking.
Snap. I would like to be a selfless hero, but the truth is...
I care too much about myself, just like everyone else on earth.
Besides, isn't your well-being the thing you live life for?
I care too much about myself, just like everyone else on earth.
Besides, isn't your well-being the thing you live life for?
I wouldn't bother unless it was someone I identified with or cared about.
Considering that I don't agree with majority of the world on various ideas - for fuck's sake, 80% of the world population identify themselves as theists, I'd say screw it. God can save them or some shit.
Running into a burning building to save someone is the dumbest idea. You're not in a Hollywood movie. Smoke inhalation and burn damage is serious business. Let the trained professionals handle it, don't become another fucking casualty. I've been in a rather small fire, and it's not pretty.
The cold sore thing isn't a big deal. It's a different kind of herpes, it's not the same as genital herpes and it can be gotten rid of fairly easily. And I might add that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, especially by an untrained person, has something less then 2% chance of actually doing anything. It's not the same thing you see on every fucking movie with romantic subplot involved. Either the person would be okay anyways, or you'll have to pretty much break their ribs pushing on their chest in order to make it work. It's that brutal.
For all I care, I'm more important then a stranger. If it meant I stayed alive, I'd kill a stranger, although I can't imagine of such a situation arising in any type of rational reality. I'm not talking about the mugger/attacker type of stranger here, too. Just a regular bystander.
Why? Any type of belief in a soul is downright retarded. This is the only life I've got, and however pointless it might be I'd rather have the ability to experience the world then, well, not. Every ounce of absolute agony is still more fun then non-existence. Although given the fact that you won't really know that you don't exist because you don't exist kind of evens out the whole deal if you think about it.
I can be very egoistic. So no, I wouldn't feel much guilt, if any at all.
Guilt, after all, is just another form of oppression.
Considering that I don't agree with majority of the world on various ideas - for fuck's sake, 80% of the world population identify themselves as theists, I'd say screw it. God can save them or some shit.
Running into a burning building to save someone is the dumbest idea. You're not in a Hollywood movie. Smoke inhalation and burn damage is serious business. Let the trained professionals handle it, don't become another fucking casualty. I've been in a rather small fire, and it's not pretty.
The cold sore thing isn't a big deal. It's a different kind of herpes, it's not the same as genital herpes and it can be gotten rid of fairly easily. And I might add that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, especially by an untrained person, has something less then 2% chance of actually doing anything. It's not the same thing you see on every fucking movie with romantic subplot involved. Either the person would be okay anyways, or you'll have to pretty much break their ribs pushing on their chest in order to make it work. It's that brutal.
For all I care, I'm more important then a stranger. If it meant I stayed alive, I'd kill a stranger, although I can't imagine of such a situation arising in any type of rational reality. I'm not talking about the mugger/attacker type of stranger here, too. Just a regular bystander.
Why? Any type of belief in a soul is downright retarded. This is the only life I've got, and however pointless it might be I'd rather have the ability to experience the world then, well, not. Every ounce of absolute agony is still more fun then non-existence. Although given the fact that you won't really know that you don't exist because you don't exist kind of evens out the whole deal if you think about it.
I can be very egoistic. So no, I wouldn't feel much guilt, if any at all.
Guilt, after all, is just another form of oppression.
I would like to say yes but nobody can answer this truthfully unless they have had such an experience.
Ditto. I hope that when the time came I would be willing to lay down my life to save another but situations can change a person and sometimes we don't act like how we would have liked to.TheNumber1Zero said:
Hatred is emotional and more often than not there's no real explanation. I hate the human race. Always have. I've never had a real reason and if there was one thing I've never tried to understand it's why I do what I do.Mr. Spazza said:
