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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?

Crimson67 8 Mar 2
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Sweet Jesus! Such well thought out answers! A world without stupid assholes! Imagine! Can such a thing be possible?

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It would depend on who what when and where this happened.

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There are definitely people that I've known/met that I feel don't deserve to live because they've inflicted terrible harm on others with no regrets. So as long as it's not one of them.....

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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?

Gert Level 7 Mar 2, 2018

@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.

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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.

JimG Level 8 Mar 2, 2018
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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

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The human race

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I must be pretty annoying or valuable to be worth more than one person. I'd probably do it to get closer to the assailant to do something inCREDibly stupid.

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  1. It doesn't matter if that other person is a friend, family, or stranger.
Gohan Level 7 Mar 2, 2018
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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?

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depends on the situation and who the people are. id rather die for my dogs hoping i will survive.

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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...)

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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.

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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.

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One. I'm eventually going to die anyway so, if I could make it beneficial for something, why wouldn't I?

Duke Level 8 Mar 2, 2018
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die to save random strangers? 2000-ish (I don't know them, and certainly don't owe them 🙂
My kids, any one would do - my exes - 0, ain't happening 🙂

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Sacrifice to save my kids would be instant.
Less the number of people for me, more the age, I would be more inclined to sacrifice for a baby or child, or young adult.

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I would need more specifics about the circumstances surrounding the whole thing regarding strangers.
As far as friends and family go, just one is sufficient.

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