Another "Moral" Question

[Joeiss]

Here is a question, and I think it is a very tough question to answer.

Here it is : Your house in on fire. Everybody is outside, except for your mother and your father. They are both on the top floor. And there is only enough time to save one of them. If you try to save both, all three of you will die. And your parents are of equal distance withing being saved, but in different rooms.

So, who would you pick? Your mother is your mother. She gave birth to you. She has known you longer than anyone.

Your father is your father. He was allways there for you. He might even be your role model.

So, who would you pick? And please state why. I understand if you do not know your answer, because it is a pretty hard question to answer.


***Note. For those of you that do not have a mother or a father, or do not have both, pretend that a close person (eg. a brother or a sister, or a close friend or relative) who is in the building***

***Another Note. Make sure that the two people in the building are of equal likings to you. So if you hate your mom or dad, pick somebody else, and specify***

[Revival]

Simple. I'd try to save both and all 3 of us would die. I can't be forced to pick between my mom and my dad.

[azazela31]

I wouldn't run into the house. I love myself too much too even risk.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally posted by azazela31
I wouldn't run into the house. I love myself too much too even risk.

Bugger.

I would run in and try to save both...I would grab both and lead them to the front door...because, you see, I don't have a favourite and besides, at the time how would I know if I tried to save both we would all die?

[Jin]

Hmm... this question is really tough. If I was in the situation, I would randomly choose one or the other. Of course it wouldn't make sense to have all three of us die, but I wouldn't want to choose one over the other. They both are responsible for bringing me into this world afterall.

EDIT: Spelling err0r

[azazela31]

On a serious level I would save my mom.

Just because my dad go divorced with her and didn't leave us any money. The bastard.

[One Winged Angel]

I'd try to save both of them. Choosing between my mom and dad is a terrible I'd have to make.

[Joeiss]

I would chose my mom. Why? Because I know that both my parents love eachother very much. And I know that my dad would rather have my mom live than himself.

[The Germanator]

My parents are divorced, so they both wouldn't be in the same house at the same time, so there...

[GameKinG]

Well, If we were in my house I would go for them both and the rooms would likely be in the back across the hall from each other, so I we would go on the balcony, and go down the ladder.

Dose it annoy you when people dont play the game right?:p

[Perfect Stu]

Originally posted by GameKinG
Dose it annoy you when people dont play the game right?:p

YES :mad2:

;)

[TheGrimReaper]

Gee, u know, thats a hard question.

Id try to save both, and we'd all die.

[Kitana85]

I would choose my father.

Hold on though. I have to explain this. I love both of my parents incredibly, and I would not want either of them to die. If I said I would try to get both of them, I would be commiting suicide,and that is not okay. Why my father and not my mother? Simply because my father is in better shape. My mother is shorter than my father, but my father is plain in GREAT shape, it would be easier and more practical in my distressed state to bring him out. Also, the turmoil of my father's death would not allow my mother to provide for herself and me, but my father, though he would be quite devistated, has the emotional stability to keep himself and me in reasonable shape.

This question does bring about some other intersting ideas though. I don't know how many of you have seen/read Sophie's Choice, but in it a mother is made to choose which of her children (one son and one daughter) will live and which will die. The mother chooses the son because of the quality of life he would later have. Sometimes one has to make choices based on later circumstances. There was nothing wrong with either of the children, just as there is nothing terribly wrong with either of my parents.

But, oh gosh, where do you come up with these questions? Then again, maybe I don't want to know.

[Revival]

my dad would probably rather have my mom live, but he wouldn't be making that decision.. I would, and I couldn't choose.

[D-Man]

Same thing as azazela, but if that had never happened, I would go randomly or something. I couldn't make a choice.

[Joeiss]

Originally posted by Kitana85
But, oh gosh, where do you come up with these questions? Then again, maybe I don't want to know.

Because I had to chose once!


Actually, no. It just popped into my head. And I remember that I used to get asked this question alot when i was a little kid. I don't know why, though. Stupid friends at school, trying to mess up my mind.


:)

[marionette]

Originally posted by Shooter
Simple. I'd try to save both and all 3 of us would die. I can't be forced to pick between my mom and my dad.

ya i agree with shooter

[GameMaster]

Originally posted by Shooter
Simple. I'd try to save both and all 3 of us would die. I can't be forced to pick between my mom and my dad.

Ditto.

[Joeiss]

That is the stupidest thing ever. You can't decide, so all three of you would die? That is just really stupid, IMO.

Why?

Because you should always cherish you life to the fullest. And you cannot always be a hero. Might as well save 2 people (yourself and one parent) than killing three. Think about it, trying to save both parents is kind of like a homicide and suicide.

[thehtownpoption]

Originally posted by Joeiss
That is the stupidest thing ever. You can't decide, so all three of you would die? That is just really stupid, IMO.

Why?

Because you should always cherish you life to the fullest. And you cannot always be a hero. Might as well save 2 people (yourself and one parent) than killing three. Think about it, trying to save both parents is kind of like a homicide and suicide.

So then what's the point of this question if you think there is only one good answer? Besides hearing why people would choose one or the other (which really isn't all that interesting as it will more than likely come down to logic, like Kitana's answer), I think this is pointless.

Because, it's all hypothetical. Not only is there very little chance of anything like this happening, let alone you knowing what the exact outcome of each choice you could make would be, but you're answering this question while you sit in your chair next to the warm light of your monitor; of course you say you will be heroic.

But until you're actually outside a blazing hot house, where you can feel the heat even though you're far off, with the sounds of wood crackling and breaking, and your parents screaming and your heart wrenching, you don't know what the hell you're gonna do.

Just like if you ask most people (including myself) if they would take the bullet for your closest best friend (or closest person to you), most people will say yes without hesitation because they like to think of themselves as heroic (again, including myself). But it doesn't work that way, and if you really try to place yourself in that situation (which you still really can't do until you're actually there), you'll realize it's not that simple.

So I don't like this question because almost everyone will choose to be the hero. But heroes happen at the spark of the moment, not in these circumstances.

Joeiss, I don't mean to be an ass. If what you wanted was why people would choose one or the other then fine. But to me, these types of questions from the onset just don't work.

My answer would be Kitana's, because, well, that's logical; but even ignoring everything I just said before, my answer doesn't take into account the severe emotions I would be going through as I tried to make a clear decision. To me, this question just doesn't work like this.

[DeathsHand]

My dad? A role model? heh....

I'd save my mom... *cough*

Maybe if the house burns down or something my mom will have to move in with one of her sisters for awhile because she can't afford her own place and I could go live out in the nice peaceful countryside with them.... and get away from my dad's side of the family... :sneaky:

But they're rarely on the second floor... they'd either be in the basement (which has a door leading outside) or the first floor, so they'd be the first ones out, probably ;)