If sacrificing your own life would save the lives of a specific number of strangers, how many strangers would need to be saved for you to sacrifice your own life? What if the people were friends? How about family?
Sweet Jesus! Such well thought out answers! A world without stupid assholes! Imagine! Can such a thing be possible?
Is this a serious question Crimson67? Doesn't it always depend on the situation? I think it is not something you can answer in advance.
What would your answer be?
@Crimson67 Well, probably I think more complicated. If it's just about "Who would you try to save at risk of your own life", it would be my wife. Depending on the risk, I would save the cats and than my computer and hard disks, containing all of my life's memories. After that? i have no idea.
If you think of a physical occupation of your country by a foreign force (like in WOII) I might be willing to take life-risks for freeing my country in the resistance, fighting the occupier.
I am willing to risk my life for another. I don't know what would motivate me to sacrifice my life. Obviously I have never done it; so any hypothetical answer would be presumptuous.
However, I know I'd be willing to risk my life, but I am certain I'd go into a scenario like that with the expectation that I would survive.
Maybe 1? Dunno. Depends. I really can't tell you unless it happens, but knowing myself I'd most likely die saving anyone at all, even an animal
*especially an animal
My goal has always been to save all others with out sacrificing my life. That has worked well for me so far and is a value added benefit. Have I risked my life? Yes, many have told my I am remarkedly lucky, I will take that. The evidence of innocent victim motivates me, as does friend and family. So can I answer this honestly, I don't know?
depends on the situation and who the people are. id rather die for my dogs hoping i will survive.
I will always stand for/with people that are not as capable of standing for themselves. I have even stopped a group of people from beating up one white power asshole because it was still bullying. (And I hoped he remembered that act and re-thought his life choices...)
It would really only take one for me. I'd only make that exception if it were someone I knew and really didn't like.
I would never sacrifice my life. I want to live to protect my child, meet my grandchildren. Also, my dogs would be put down or live their lives in a shelter, I need them to live their lives of luxury as they are. I'm much too selfish to sacrifice their wellbeing, after al I exercise and eat right to stay with them.
if i knew my giving up my life would save anyone elses id give up mine for them
I couldn't. My kid is my heart. I'm staying if I can. He needs me.