A question, of Morals over Religion.?

Question

A question, of Morals over Religion.

Lets say there is a flood, your little two man dingy.
You can really only fit one more person. Before it sits below the water line.

The water is rising fast and you notice 5 people stuck up a tree.
(Strong tree – It wont move).

1.Pagan / Witch
2.Buddhist
3.Christian
4.Muslim
5.Hindu

Which one would you save and why?
And why wouldn’t you save the ones you leave behind.

Answer 1

1. By the process of elimination, I guess I'd save the Hindu first, because I can't think of any reason not to.
2. Next would be the Buddhist, because there's really nothing inherently undesirable about dying when one's mind is free of desires and attuned to the Ultimate.
3. The pagan/witch would be next, because he/she's in close touch with the "spirits" of the flood, so he/she could've found a better refuge than a tree.
4. The Muslim would be next to last, since if he/she lives it'll mean more oppression and bloodshed to the world.
5. I'd save the Christian last, since I know he/she already has a place reserved in Heaven, live or die.
Fun question!

Answer 2

Well as the tree is a stong tree i would save the weakest one first or the one in the worst location on the tree. And not worry about the religion of the person. I can't save any of them only Jesus can do that. I can only show them love and grace. And give them a lift to a better location for now.

But if i had to leave one behind it would be the witch for sure i hate them pointed hats.

Answer 3

Exactly HOW am I going to know their religion while they are half drowned in the tree anyway? And WHY oh WHY does it even matter? They are human beings, and should be afforded respect and decent treatment regardless of their religion.

I'm going to haul the lowest on the tree into the boat, take them to something more stable, and keep going back til they are ALL rescued - and THAT is how you treat people decently.

Sad that people will actually choose to same one religion over another - expletive, expletive pitful - and a sad statement about YOUR personal religion as well if you choose that.

Answer 4

Interesting question.
I would save the Buddhist.
He/she would help keep the peace, be interesting to talk to and not try to force me to believe their religion like a Christian or Muslim would do.
The Pagan would be my second choice to save but would be too annoying with the spells and chanting.
The hindu would not have much meat on their bones because they are skinny vegetarians... so if it came down to it they would not be very good to eat.

Answer 5

None of the above. If you try to save one the others will try to jump in and swamp your dingy and everybody will drown except the Christian who can probably walk on water. Besides the dingy will be safer without the extra load.

Answer 6

If I wasn't married:
I would give it to the two people who wanted it.

Better?
I would break it and give everyone a chance. But that's not what you're asking.

As it is, I would have to choose based on some other criteria.

Answer 7

Sorry, I wouldn't judge someone's worthiness by what religion they practice. I went through Hurricane Katrina and lemme tell you...people were rescuing others left and right. There's no time to be a jack@ss and judge people. You either fight for yourself or you try to stick together and help each other.

Answer 8

I would save the youngest, the one with family, or the woman. Assuming they were all 20 year old married mothers, I'd flip a coin or have them play rock, paper, scissors. Someone's religion doesn't define their worth as a human.

Answer 9

Why not leave them all behind, they could possibly help each other survive, and you go let someone know their there.

This is the intelligent thing to do, the moral thing to do would be to give the boat to them and you climb the tree.

Answer 10

Asking this question is mocking God. It's setting your self up as God by making use of a method of teaching called situational ethics. It is used to engender so much fear in people that they can do nothing but capitulate to the concept that morality is relative, that there is no absolute right or wrong, and that in the absence of absolute right or wrong the only logical conclusion is that there is no God. Are you God? Here, I'll answer. God does not give us the spirit of fear.