IQuitDolphin Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 This will cause a lot of controversy, but funk it. There are 2 mammals drowning in the lake. One is your beloved dog that you have had for 5 years. The other is a complete stranger (no information about race, ethnicity, gender will be added). Which would you save? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENMaker Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 funking shitting funking sheet funk. Umm. I'd go for the dog. If it were a person I loved and a person I don't know and I can only save 1 I'll be going for the former so really I'm sorry random person but RIP you're gone I can't see myself being swayed by the fact that they're a human on its own. Maybe I'd react differently in the situation if it actually occurred, maybe I'll think differently in half an hour, but my gut reaction is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IQuitDolphin Posted May 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 f***ing shitting f***ing s*** f***. Umm. I'd go for the dog. If it were a person I loved and a person I don't know and I can only save 1 I'll be going for the former so really I'm sorry random person but RIP you're gone I can't see myself being swayed by the fact that they're a human on its own. Maybe I'd react differently in the situation if it actually occurred, maybe I'll think differently in half an hour, but my gut reaction is that. The thing is though, is an animal really above another human being's life? Regardless of how much you love your pet, there has to be a realization that he isn't like you; he reacts on instinct, not reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENMaker Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 The thing is though, is an animal really above another human being's life? Regardless of how much you love your pet, there has to be a realization that he isn't like you; he reacts on instinct, not reason. Yeah m8 I'm pretty sure that in this situation as described I'd be acting on instinct too. That is to say, in the moment that something like this is happening, there's no real time to take a step back and look at it reasonably. I don't care about the randomer next to my dog so it's not going to be a contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 I'll be acting on instinct, so...sadly person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Dog. My dog has just as much personality and life as a person. Not to mention I know Moose is a good...person...animal, the human might be horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 For me, I'd go for the person because they are a fellow human being, sure my dog is the one that perishes, but I'm sure my family would understand that I instinctively decided to put a fellow human being's life over that of a pet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delibirb Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Dog. Most people will say dog. And largely, it's an irrelevant hypothetical question because the answer is also irrelevant. We already know we are more willing to save things we know than things we dont, if there is an equal portion of them. Similarly, many people will choose to save multiple strangers over a single person they know and care about. But posing that question now, too, is irrelevant, because we already know this, it provides no new information to the human condition because it's already been worked on. On an individual level it can sometimes be helpful to know which choice one would make, in an interview or psychological screening scenario, but out of the pursuit of knowledge about humanity, there's no point in asking because we already have this knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♪ ♪Aria ♪ ♪ Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 I'd help the other person, since helping people is what we should do, even though we don't know them, this is a pursuit of doing the right thing, and the person will be gratefulMy beloved pet will drown, but it will always be in my memory, and I'll never forget it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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