I was wondering if you would die for your husband or wife if you are married. Or if you aren't married, say you meet an amazing guy or girl who makes you incredibly happy, who you have a lot in common with, and who you promise to love and spend the rest of your life with. Would you die for them if you were in a situation where you had to choose, and only one of you could live? Please also mention whether you believe in an afterlife, since I'm curious in the correlation. Please also explain your reasoning (not just yes or no).
I'm asking this question because I think that I would die for my spouse, but I'm religious and so the sacrifice of my life wouldn't be as much as it would seem to, say, someone who didn't believe in an afterlife. At the same time, though, I feel like true love for someone is something very strong; is it strong enough to give up your only life if you believe there won't be one after?
2006-10-14 17:39:46 · 18 answers · asked by Eimi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
just for the record, i'm not married; i said "i would die for my spouse" as a hypothetical
2006-10-14 17:50:58 · update #1
See phil's answer for another reason why i was asking this question. Though i was already aware of what he thought, I wanted to know how other people who did or didn't believe in an afterlife would answer.
2006-10-14 18:01:43 · update #2
in response to J: to clarify, I was trying to indicate a situation which didn't depend on a quick or instinctive response, but rather something you could think about for a while. You're right, I can't be sure how I'd respond if it were purely a split-second decision.
2006-10-14 18:14:22 · update #3
Of course I would die for my wife (and my children). Even though I am not positive about the existence of the afterlife, I feel that at the very least I allow my spouse the opportunity to live the rest of her life as she should. I fully recognize that each one of us could live or die the very next day so if I make the choice to die for another, in my mind, that is the way it should be. I'd have no regrets.
2006-10-14 17:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by the_green_grass_horse 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There isnt just 'true love'. There is also natural 'duty', 'survival' of the family reasons and even just plain old Love. I have children and friends
I would do it even though I am atheist. However I would look for other options alot more than probably a person who believes in the afterlife would. I would fight hard to live though. I would still employ reason even in that situation if I could
2006-10-15 00:46:01 · answer #2 · answered by CJunk 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what one will die for in regards of the other personl. Now if a person was in an emergency situation and you wanted to die in his place to let him live would be okay with me. To die for the other person just cause you love him is crazy without reasons. There is definitely gonna be an afterlife and who wants to rush it. Life is beautiful now if you look at it that way. Be careful what you speak cause you may get what you ask. Your mouth have life and death in the tongue. I see you really love your husband cause you would die for him if you had to choose.
2006-10-15 00:48:15 · answer #3 · answered by JoJoBa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In those kinds of situations, you never know for sure how you will react. A surprising number of people will sacrifice themselves for the good of ours or to save the life of someone else. It is a profound truth about human beings. Many will sacirfice themselves for others, and irony is, that they may not know it until the second comes when they have to act.
There have been many occasions where one soldier will dive on top of a grenade to save his buddies. He or she may not think of themselves as heroic , but when the moment comes, they do not hesitant. And it does not seem to matter if they are religious or not. Amazing stuff, humans!
2006-10-15 00:54:53 · answer #4 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest living. How you live is much more important than why you die.
You frankly do not know how you would react in risking your life for someone you love. Please note the word "react" because that is exactly what it is. There is no time to think, to utilize what you believe. It is an act and how you act depends on you.
In the blink of an eye, when you have put yourself at risk to save someone, it is your instincts that move you.
2006-10-15 00:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by J. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm agnostic I guess - I have no opinion on the afterlife. I guess I'll find out when I get there. Or maybe I'll just cease to exist.
But either way, yes, I would die for my loved ones. Not just my boyfriend, but my family too. Wouldn't anyone? It's not really love if you wouldn't sacrifice yourself for that person.
2006-10-15 00:44:14 · answer #6 · answered by dark_phoenix 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would. However that to me would just be this body, another would come in another life and if they are truely my soul mate it would merely be a parting until the next time. I would do the same for my children, well any child for that matter. To truely love is to be able to do that which wed rather not. Dying is surely one of the things no one wants to do.
2006-10-15 00:46:54 · answer #7 · answered by mother_of_bonehead 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course. I wish he'd have been mine and I already always wish still that I could take his place and give him his life back. I'm a non believer, I don't officially believe in an after life (at least not of what religion thinks of) but it's a nice idea.
2006-10-15 00:49:22 · answer #8 · answered by Indigo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say no. I think that I'd probably be condemned by many for saying so, but I think there's an overemphasis on selflessness these days. I would fight and fight hard, but in the end I value my life highly.
I'm an atheist, so no afterlife in my predicted future.
Sorry love.
-Eimi's boyfriend
2006-10-15 00:51:02 · answer #9 · answered by Phil 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd jump in front of a bus to save a complete stranger, if it was somebody Ioved, there wouldn't be much thought to the process--the answer is yes
2006-10-15 01:08:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋