RE: Killing the Hypothetical
April 15, 2015 at 10:48 am
(This post was last modified: April 15, 2015 at 10:49 am by Napoléon.)
(April 15, 2015 at 10:29 am)Cinjin Wrote: First off, most threads are pointless. This one is no exception.
So in one breath you're saying this thread is irrelevant and "useless" (your own words), but in another it seems like you have some kind of point to make? That this thread isn't as stupid as it seems (even though I didn't say it was necessarily stupid, I just didn't see what the relevancy or point of it was).
And I'm still no nearer to really understanding the point. Is there one? Isn't there one?
Quote:Secondly, color yourself surprised. I've met three people (all women coincidentally?) that said they probably could not kill someone even in defense. They said at the final moment they don't know that they could pull the trigger. So the poll is not as stupid as you would like to claim. Some people just do not have it in them to kill even in defense of themselves or their families.
So hold up, you say you've met three women who said "that they probably could not", but, "in the final moment don't know". Last I checked "don't know" does not mean "probably could not". Sounds like some weird interpretation there to me. I still remain very sceptical that someone would not at the very least try whatever they thought they could get away with in the scenario you mentioned in the OP. Even killing or shooting if they had a gun to hand. I still think even the most harmless of creatures will do what they have to if backed into a corner and threatened. That's basic survival instinct, no?
Ofcourse there are instances where it's not perhaps the best idea to fight back, and many people wouldn't through fear or other things, sure. But the scenario you described in the OP just sounds to me like it would only have one response from most everyone.
(April 15, 2015 at 10:32 am)Faith No More Wrote: I think the main point of the question is about the killing, and the gun part is just a curious addition on Cinjin's part. Perhaps he added it because it's one of the more impersonal ways to kill someone and he thought that would affect people's choice?
Right, so what difference does it make if it's a gun? Cinjin hasn't talked about that. That's all I'm really asking.
