[anonymous; locked from Oriko]

[justforyou]

So, I got a question for you people. Say there's this big threat that's going to happen to your world. Like end of the world type bad.

Would you try to stick around to solve it or pack up who you love and jump ship to another world?

Comments

[oceanicbutterfly]

How would I know who deserves to be saved? I don't know everyone. I don't even know most people.

[anonymous]

[justforyou]

You don't. So you shouldn't play the hero and save them. Not your duty. Not your fault if the world decides to end; sucks to be them.

[oceanicbutterfly]

If I have the ability to save them, and I choose not to, then that's the same as if I'd killed them myself.

[anonymous]

[justforyou]

No, it's not. I'll even tell you why.

Say that an earthquake is happening in a big city. Collapsing buildings, fires, the whole place is a mess. You're taking your family to a safe house. You see a stranger; they're badly hurt. You could go back and help them to the safe house but of course, that wouldn't be the smartest thing to do. Doing that would expose your family to more danger out in the open. If you continue on that stranger is sure to die but your family, your loved ones, will be safe.

If you stayed behind and sent your family ahead, it's probable you wouldn't even make it with the injured stranger. Even on the off chance you survived, the effort would probably be wasted. They're severely injured and moving them would probably just kill them.

It's not murder if you leave them behind. The earthquake killed them, not you.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I said if I have the ability to save them. If I'd only be throwing my own life away by trying and they'd probably die just from being moved, then obviously I don't have that ability.

[anonymous]

[justforyou]

Put yourself in that situation. Would you know that you couldn't save them? It's easy to say that 'Well, obviously, I don't have the ability to save them so I won't bother' when you're asked a scenario question.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'd like to think I usually have a good idea of what is or isn't within my ability.

[anonymously]

[justforyou]

So, you're saying that you'd just ignore that person dying because it's not within your ability and not care at all.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I never said anything about not caring.

[anonmously]

[justforyou]

It was implied that--nevermind. It doesn't matter. Can you just answer me this question: why? Why would you try to save them all?

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's the right thing to do. I don't need any other reason.

[anonymous]

[justforyou]

Why is it the right thing? I don't get it.