If your significant other was trapped in a burning building and you couldn’t free them but you could get out of the building would you leave them?
Also if you did choose to stay would it be suicide?
2006-08-18 02:42:53 · 31 answers · asked by mshunn@verizon.net 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I guess you can only know when you're in that situation... I imagine I'd try like hell to get them out, but eventually survival instinct kicks in, so I'd probably end up running out on a biological imperative.
2006-08-18 02:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's really a tough one... It's one ethical dillema. The situation you are into is actually this way...:
If you choose to stay, you'll die for sure, BUT, you died with your loved one, at least, BECAUSE, when you choose to save yourself, you'll live the rest of your life regretting that incident, or maybe, you'll regret that incident for the reason of losing your loved one. Which means, whatever you choose, you're the one who lost.
But that doesn't mean there is no other way. You can actually live without regretting something that might happen. The best thing you could do is to TRY YOUR BEST to save that significant someone, even for the risk of your life. Because for situations like that, if you can't get on one of the sides, you have to gamble for the middle. It's just that, when you are in the mid decision, you are playing safe, and there is a lot of chance you'd not regret for that day. Anyway, although there might be the risk of dying, you died with someone your significant, and if ever you lived, BOTH of you survived...
2006-08-18 10:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by agent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Significant other as in the love of my life? LOL Well it just depends how bad the fire is, if i am able to go in an still do something about it why not? If I were to not do anything knowing that I could, I'd have that in my concience for the rest of my life wondering "what if".
And obiously if you are choosing to stay its because you are tryin to help this person, so no that wouldnt be considered suicide.
2006-08-18 09:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lord God will send at some point two witness to Jerusalem where they will be killed and lay in the street for 3 days. The book of Revelations. They will know who they are and they will willingly go spread the word of the lord knowing full well that they will be killed. So pre knowledge of death is not suicide. It would then rest upon as to the reason they stayed and the feeling in their own heart at the time.
2006-08-18 10:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by saintrose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I would leave the building and find some help to rescue him.
If you choose to stay it is suicide and giving up the opportunity of get help.
2006-08-18 09:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by carolina n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As we can never know what we would actually do if this happened, I can only speculate. But I would hope that I would have the guts to try to save ANYBODY, not just somebody I loved. If it was impossible to save them, I would probably get out. However, to stay with them in the futile hope of getting them out or just so they don't die alone does not constitute suicide in my eyes.
2006-08-18 10:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by hiddenhotty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to believe that I could get my husband out. I don't think I'd accept "impossible" as an option.
Then, it wouldn't be suicide because I'm trying to free him, even if it means I die in the process. I'm not doing it with the motive of killing myself.
2006-08-18 12:47:40 · answer #7 · answered by AJK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would risk my life to save my significant other. It would be morally wrong not to. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't try and just walked away. I really think that I could save them and wouldn't think about dying too but think about just getting out and saving them and wouldn't consider it suicide because I would think we were both going to get out.
2006-08-18 09:52:21 · answer #8 · answered by SuperChic3955 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my girl was trapped in a burning building and couldn't get out...I would get her out or die trying. I don't believe it qualifies as suicide because you aren't killing yourself, you're trying to save someone.
2006-08-18 09:53:00 · answer #9 · answered by theGODwatcher_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a wicked question, and it can only get an answer if this is to happen to you. But part of AN answer would be : be ready to sacrify yourself to save another. That is called : altruism.
Definitely chosing to stay is suicide, and a rather silly one.
2006-08-20 21:00:50 · answer #10 · answered by Sweet Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋