2007-09-04 06:48:21 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Neither.
I would rather live my beliefs and be free being me.
2007-09-04 06:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by Q 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
"die for beliefs"
"play safe"
"prisoner of own self"
Those are all words/concepts that are created in the mind and do not mean anything. It would so be dependent on the specifics, of the situation, in the moment.
2007-09-10 05:44:38 · answer #2 · answered by Salsa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have always wondered what glory lies in dying for one's beliefs... to me, the more difficult, rewarding and ultimately triumphant task would be to live as a representative of your beliefs. Martyrdom is all well and good, but romanticizing it only feeds the ego of the self-proclaimed martyr. I would think that true martyrs don't really want to die; after all, one can't go converting if one is already dead.
As for being a prisoner of one's self, we are all incarcerated in the physical state. The word 'prisoner' is negative and turns living into punishment, which is exactly the opposite of how I want to exist. The idea that if we are not willing to die for our beliefs makes us 'prisoners in our own safe world-view' is laughable and far too austere to be truly applicable to the reality of living.
Would I die for my beliefs? Sure. But I'd go kicking and screaming, fighting my death until the end. It's not the dying that counts. Dying is not exceptional. It's the living that matters.
2007-09-04 14:03:47 · answer #3 · answered by shoujomaniac101 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Are those the only two options? Die or be a prisoner?
And how can one be a prisoner to one's own self anyway? Sounds kind of sadomasochistic...
In what situation is that applicable?
The question needs to be more specific...
2007-09-12 13:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by EazyBreezy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather someone else dies or becomes a prisoner for my beliefs not me. If I die I shall not enjoy the fruits of my beliefs and if I live, there's no certainty that I'll be a prisoner of myself!
2007-09-04 14:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"The man with nothing to die for has no reason to live"
paraphrase of MLK.
There comes a time when your beliefs may be challanged on a level so grand that to lose would mean to live in a world which will not have you and that you want no part of. Pasionate people become martyrs. The rest of the population will simply change with the times.
As for me, I would fight for my beliefs if given the chance, and therefore dying for my beliefs is a possiblity. So, by process of elimination yes I would die for my cause.
What my cause is is irrelevant. But victory would be the goal not suicide. So I would bide my time until I could reasonably see victory.
2007-09-04 14:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by msuetonius 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Assuming you truly want to know.
The two concepts are not mutually exclusive.
I can die for my beliefs by being a prisoner of my own self, if I think to be otherwise is to untrue to myself or hurtful to others.
2007-09-04 15:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends if the cause is really worth it. Saying that I would die for my beliefs might be a lie, because i am, in some way, afraid. Because it takes a great deal, I believe to die for a cause. Look at Humanity, 6,5 billion persons, and so many people who would be afraid of doing so. ( it's not pejorative, just true, and in some way i am too) What if your death was useless to this cause ? I mean, I suppose many would be too cowardly to do so, but maybe i'm wrong.
2007-09-04 14:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by Onega 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I suppose it is difficult to know until you are really faced with the situation. Instinctively I would say "die for my beliefs" because I have a very stong sense of "wrong" and "right" from a moral point of view...I hope I would be able to be true to myself until the end...
2007-09-05 03:13:33 · answer #9 · answered by Jesus is my Savior 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who asks you to die for your belief ? What belief ? Normally life is to live. You can not die for petty things. But there are things on which one does not compromise . It depends on the individuals and the circumstances.
2007-09-04 14:24:13 · answer #10 · answered by kaushik murali 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't die for my beliefs unless it was preordained to do so.
I don't feel like a prisoner. I chose this life, and am obligated to live it to learn my lessons so I can go to the next one.
Not eveyones lucky enough to understand that.
2007-09-04 14:01:26 · answer #11 · answered by Amy Beware 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋