Would you be willing to lay down your life to save the others ???

Answer 1

when i put on my badge everyday. i know i may lose my life helping others. so yes.

Answer 2

To answer the question as worded, the answer would be an emphatic no, unless my life was in direct trade for the safety and well being of my wife, my children, my parents or my siblings.

The problem with the question is that it assumes a definitive trade off, my demise to ensure others live. To do so would be poor judgment I believe, because it's not cost effective. In a situation of a MCI (Mass Casualty Incident), such as a plane crash, the temptation to run into the burning fuselage of a plane to save a crying infant is tremendous; however a well trained professional knows that staying alive is by far the way to provide the greatest good. Had the question read would you be willing to "risk" your life to save others, then the answer would be different. One can calculate the cost versus benefit ratio and make an informed decision as to what action will serve the most good.

I have been in situations where "risking" my life was indeed necessary to effect the well being of another, but one ascribes a value or percentage, if you will, as to the feasibility of surviving. For me that number has to be pretty high. Call me a coward if you will but I come in contact with an average of 15 different scenarios every night I work, where I have to make decisions as to the well being of another, whether it's a bloody nose or a bloody mess, I think it's better that I'm there than the alternative. I'd like to think my wife and kids feel the same way too when I come home each morning.

IMHO "Hero" is the most overused useless word being thrown around these days. All true heroes are dead, and I have no aspirations of being one.

Answer 3

Good Question. This is something everyone needs to consider as our world is about to dramatically change. This has been a genetic curse and a blessing since the first lifeform. Please study Peak Oil and the Thermo-Gene Collision as explained on Dieoff.com, TheOilDrum.com, LifeAfterTheOilCrash.net. Our world is about to run out of fossil fuels and the best scientists, writers, and thinkers on the planet are sounding the alarm. Even the President has said we are addicted to oil. Dr. Duncan's Olduvai Gorge Theory predicts our return to caveman existence and the death of 5 billion in the next thirty years or less. Please do not ignore this message--it is vital to prepare yourself and your family for the greatest upheaval in human history. Google Overshoot and Dieoff--it happens all the time in Nature, all the time! It is now the human population's turn. Blood for oil--we did not invade Iraq for nuts and fruits. Read "Twilight in the Desert" by Matthew S. Simmons--world's leading oil investment banker and Presidential advisor to Bush and Cheney. Google M. King Hubbert--He scientifically predicted this all a long time ago. The Laws of Thermodynamics or Entropy colliding with our instinctive genetic response spells the doom of the entire human race.

From Olduvai Gorge:
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I would rather discover a single fact, even a small one, than debate the great issues at length without discovering anything at all.
-- Galileo Galilei, c. 1640

My Odyssey with the Olduvai theory began thirty-two years ago during a lecture series titled, Of Men and Galaxies, given at the University of Washington by cosmologist Sir Fred Hoyle.

It has often been said that, if the human species fails to make a go of it here on Earth, some other species will take over the running. In the sense of developing high intelligence this is not correct. We have, or soon will have, exhausted the necessary physical prerequisites so far as this planet is concerned. With coal gone, oil gone, high-grade metallic ores gone, no species however competent can make the long climb from primitive conditions to high-level technology. This is a one-shot affair. If we fail, this planetary system fails so far as intelligence is concerned. The same will be true of other planetary systems. On each of them there will be one chance, and one chance only. (Hoyle, 1964; emphasis added)
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We have one chance to save ourselves--it requires that we be Smarter than Yeast! We must realize that our genes are not our friends: Powerdown and have no offspring. Thxs for reading and understanding that cooperation and sacrifice is much better than competition and war.

Answer 4

I'm sure most people would say yes however in reality this is harder that it seems . the human mind is too complex and in the most extreme circumstances there is no way we would know how would we react . would we put our lives for others ??? would we run away ??? would we not be able to move and feel paralyzed ??? the answer to all of this is : there is not way to know not matter how well we think we know ourselves . there is a point where we do not know enough about ourselves and that points is when talking about death , dieing for others and many other difficult situations which are relative to the moment and to reactions which we cannot or would be able to control even if they are ours .

there is a famous movie called ' Red Ruby ' based in a real WWII History in which a Nazi is about to kill a little boy . an old Russian man screamed at the nazies that they would perish like all others before them and that they would also pay for what they were doing . the Nazi took him from the crow and told him it was about doing the right thing not about killing a little boy they disobey therefor had to die , then he said to the old man but since your so worried about him and the other kids we should make justice by taking your life instead of his , how do u like that ? after that he shot the old man. then he went before the russian crow whit another little girl asking who would give his/her life for her , nobody answered so she killed her .

Answer 5

The survival instinct is very strong. It is easy to say yes to this question whithout being under duress. Truth is, no-one knows what they would do until thrust into the situation. Look at the passengers on the ill-fated flights on 9-11. Some fought back and some didn't. One Love People.

Answer 6

I would lay my life down for my family and friends...I have live long enough to have see everything i need to see and know how the world is today...For my daughters and grandchildrens and a few special friends,Yes, i would give my life to save them...I don't want to die or anyone else doesn't...But to save all of them,i would be ready to mean my maker...Besides,my mom and my 2 grandmoms' and 2 grandpap' and all my beloved pets are waiting for me in heaven....
Clowmy

Answer 7

I have interviewed many people on this subject and found that there are two different types of people. Those who act to save others without regard to their own personal safety (i.e. running into burning building), and those who think twice before jumping into situations (i.e. Will I drown trying to save the people in the car that just went into the water?) I am the second type.

Answer 8

Depends on the circumstances and who I'd be saving.

I think most people would make a judgement call within a split second of the event to decide if the other's lives are worth more than their own.

Answer 9

Yup. I've often done it. We don't think of ourselves; there's just something that comes over us and we do what protects the other person.

Just as I read it my internal response was YES. We probably don't have an option in it. But I'm a dad now, and we have to be there for our kids. That's a pickle. When we have kids is when we stop all of that dangerous stuff.

Answer 10

Yes.

I know how valuable my life is and if I could give that value so that others might discover their own value, then yes.

Sounds easy, doesn't it?

While I say yes, at this moment with all of my heart, it might be different if I were truly faced with that situation.

But I do believe that I would.

At least I like to think that I would.

Answer 11

I could not stand aside and watch as something terrible happened. And for those who I care the most for, I would do anything for to save. If it cost me my life, then I know that they were the one I cherished the most. That would leave me satisified, and my soul might be at peace unless I chose to be a guardian of someone.