Quote:I think, that in all reality, if placed in that situation, they wouldn't die for a stranger any more than I would.
That argument is a logical fallacy called tu quoque and irrelevant..The question is what YOU would do..
I accused you of cherrypicking because you describe yourself as a Pentacostal Christian. My mistake, I made an unwarranted assumption.
I agree that few people will sacrifice themselves for strangers if it's premeditated. However,in extremis it's common. I think that may be because deep down people don't think they will really die. I also think that for emergency workers of all kinds, training just kicks in. I'm going by personal experience as an army medic.(Not combat,just spent a LOT of time in jungle as platoon and sometimes company medic)
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Quote:Tu quoque (pronounced /tjuːˈkwoʊkwɛ/ [1]), or the appeal to hypocrisy, is a kind of logical fallacy. It is a Latin term for "you, too" or "you, also". A tu quoque argument attempts to discredit the opponent's position by asserting his failure to act consistently in accordance with that position; it attempts to show that a criticism or objection applies equally to the person making it. It is considered an ad hominem argument, since it focuses on the party itself, rather than its positions.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
