Gonna be real with you, I've been a human for a while, and I still don't get what's so special about us.
That and a whirlpool was the original version of this 2 year trend of 'who would you save' escapist forum posts.JohnnyDelRay said:What would be a more interesting scenario is saving ONE cat or dog, that is YOURS, or a homeless person.
What's this? A thread involving kittens and homeless people? Tiiiiiiiime to bring up the dirty SJWs! Can't be having a discussion without them.Res Plus said:Nooooo, before the "ism" SJW-pocalyse, it was the animal rights lunatics that caused the slagging match threads on here. So many sociopaths saying they'd save a dog over a person...
Sigh great days....
Good analysis of the situation, I say. And your follow up question is too hard to ponder, because I can totally see something like that coming for me, and will deal with that when I have to, and not before. And in the spirit of this point of view...Overusedname said:That and a whirlpool was the original version of this 2 year trend of 'who would you save' escapist forum posts.
If we can all be real for a sec: There's a conflict. A good pet owner is directly responsible for the care and safety of that pet, and to keep up appearances people in these topics pretend that emotional and ethical connection does not exist, and they favor the stranger with no hesitation. I've been surrounded with pet owners my whole life. They'd hesitate, and it wouldn't be easy, and it's horrible that people try to genuinely guilt people into the 'right answer' on either side. It's a different situation than random animals, we all know it, but we deny it. These topics tend to get real gross real fast because of the mentality of both sides.
It's also a situation that basically can't happen in real life, so that's why I just come to these topics to make jokes. You may as well literally ask the real question: 'Would you sacrifice any animal every time to save a person you didn't even know in an impossible scenario you'll never face?' Because all of them boil down to that one question.
Would I? I'd save them both with my robust biceps, lightning fast reflexes and my telekinesis, because that's as realistic as this moral quandary is.
I'd always spend money on my kid's operation over the family dog's operation if I couldn't afford both. Debate that one because that can actually happen.
That's because some can see that other people will attack them for the perceived trading of a human life for a 'lesser' one. They don't need to justify it to themselves, they just need to show the mob why chose what they chose. Who, in typical fashion, mostly won't listen anyways.Rednog said:The thing I find most fascinating so far is that people who say humans usually have a short post that essentially boils down to a human life is more valuable than an animal's life. But the people who chose the kittens have to go through some pretty fantastic mental gymnastics to try and validate their point; the the extent where they above and beyond the basic question.
Probably because people expect decent behavior from other people, and someone who professes to do indecent things to others isn't seen as a good person. Given there are actual legal implications for failing to save another person if doing so is reasonably feasible and safe for you, the only encouragement someone might have to not save a person is to be an asshole and watch someone else die.the December King said:That's because some can see that other people will attack them for the perceived trading of a human life for a 'lesser' one. They don't need to justify it to themselves, they just need to show the mob why chose what they chose. Who, in typical fashion, mostly won't listen anyways.Rednog said:The thing I find most fascinating so far is that people who say humans usually have a short post that essentially boils down to a human life is more valuable than an animal's life. But the people who chose the kittens have to go through some pretty fantastic mental gymnastics to try and validate their point; the the extent where they above and beyond the basic question.