If one life can be saved, is it worth it?

Question

Every year people die from being struck by golf balls or with a club or by lightening. I'm certain we can save someones life if we outlaw it.

Answer 1

Haha, oddly enough this is a good question.

I love how you get rate-downs when you confront reality.
This phiosophy forum is pure knee-jerk.

I personally think sacrifice of human life is worth the practice of playing golf (just not mine). And if players accept the risk, they're entitled to play. If they don't, there's always safe sports like crossword puzzles, unless you're a clumsy hemophiliac.

If you value human life, quite unconditionally, then we should shut the golf course down and play video games instead. I remember working at a golf course, "spotting" golfballs as they careened towards my face... I think if I play again, I'll just aim for the spotter.

Life is much more fun when someone's life is at stake.

Answer 2

I'm not sure how lightning could be outlawed, but I don't think golf should be outlawed. People will find the oddest ways to die, it's inevitable. There is a risk of dying from an earthquake by living in California, but there is no way that you wou ever evacuate LA. If you outlaw golf, you have to outlaw every single thing that requires some sort of activity, and that is just ridiculous.

Answer 3

A golf course can ban golfing during certain weather conditions.
And could ban drunk golfers or require helmets.

If they impose rules that discourage business, they will be forced to shut down. So there will be no casualties there. But the same people will go do a different activity instead that carries the same degree of risk. So you haven't solved the problem.

It is clear to golfers that if they want access to golf courses, they have to maintain safety or else the above could happen. So there is a balance between keeping the activity available, and eliminating the risk of injury, damage or death.

It seems to me that the clientele who frequent golf courses, tend to be of high enough educational or professional levels to be able to think ahead and to stay reasonably safe.

With other sports, such as woith wrestlers I think they are more willing to put themselves at risk. But as long as there is big money involved, it seems to be worth keeping these sports available.

Answer 4

if its about saving lifes then people shouldn't do anything, cuz most everything is a risk to life, a simple "dis" can cause someone to commit suicide, so why are humans trusted to drive cars? outlaw that to? this is a matter of opinion, i believe that yes there are many things we should not have the right to do without punishment for taking someones life, directly or indirectly. but the truth is the world wouldn't be where it is if all of those things where against the law.

Answer 5

You can outlaw the person who threw the golfball or the person who swung the club, but u cant outlaw lightening b/c that is nature... i mean that like trying outlaw the fact that a fire will result if you strike a match

Answer 6

golf balls and club can be outlawed or restricted , but lightening is nature and when nature calls, theres not much you can do

Answer 7

No, accidents happen in all fields of endeavor and the chances of this happening don't outweigh the benefits derived from golfing and having rainfall to nourish the earth.

Answer 8

If you outlaw golfing, maybe golfers are going to hurt themselves in some other weird way, like having an infarct in a cadillac or so..He!

Answer 9

precautions can be taken for those accidents--i really think golf is not worth a life; and for the lightening, no one can help that exept that ppl become more careful.

Answer 10

How are we suppose to outlaw lightning? Just because people die from something doesn't mean it is the objects fault. For example, someone dies by choking on an apple. Should we outlaw apples because of it? No they are delicious and nutricious.