An unoriginal moral dilemma

[1137]

You are standing on a pier. Below you your pet is drowning and a human stranger is drowning. Who do you save? Why?

 

[Gjallarhorn]

Probably my pet, based on the level of grief I would experience afterward.

 

[Revoltingest]

It's political, so it depends.
- If It's Obama drowning, I'd save him....so that I wouldn't have to throw Biden it too.
- If it's Biden drowning, I'd save my pet.
- If I didn't know who is drowning, I'd save them.

 

[Mindmaster]

Is the pet pedigree?

In the USA at least you don't have a choice -- if you see someone in distress like that and ignore them you can get in trouble. You might as well have pushed them in, so not really a choice here. I fail to see how this is related to this forum at all.

 

[1137]

I fail to see how this is related to this forum at all.

Really? It comes down the the very important debate in ethics about ethical egoism vs ethical altruism.

 

[Infinitum]

I really don't know. It's entirely possible I would go for my pet. Or try to save both in one way or another.

 

[-Peacemaker-]

It probably depends on what kind of mood I'm in:seesaw:

 

[The Sum of Awe]

My pet because animals are usually more innocent.

 

[Kori Houghton]

What kind of animal would be kept as a pet that cannot swim? And WTF are you doing on a pier with an animal that cannot swim?

 

[The Sum of Awe]

What kind of animal would be kept as a pet that cannot swim?

 

[Me Myself]

I think the person

edit: *realizes it´s a DIR*

Oh well, sorry I guess my answer is insignificant anyways

 

[blackout]

What kind of animal would be kept as a pet that cannot swim? And WTF are you doing on a pier with an animal that cannot swim?

Well what if they were both on fire then.

And you only had one wet blanket.

 

[blackout]

Or they were both tied to a RR track.

And you only had time to cut one free with your nail file.

 

[blackout]

Or a diabolical gunman said,

"Which one". (in a diabolical mid-western drawl)

 

[Adrift]

In my state of panic I'd probably choose the person... I'm usually more concerned about not hurting others than not hurting myself (at least emotionally =P)

 

[Adramelek]

If it came down to a choice between saving my dog or cat or an adult human stranger, I would save my dog or cat before the adult human stranger, however, if it was a human child or infant I would have to default to saving the child or infant before my pet. I cannot tolerate seeing a child suffering.

/Adramelek\

 

[Willamena]

You are standing on a pier. Below you your pet is drowning and a human stranger is drowning. Who do you save? Why?

Well, I certainly wouldn't waste time debating or choosing. I'd jump in and save them both.

 

[Adramelek]

Well, I certainly wouldn't waste time debating or choosing. I'd jump in and save them both.

Yes, exactly, I would try to save both if it were possible.

/Adramelek\

 

[Iti oj]

You are standing on a pier. Below you your pet is drowning and a human stranger is drowning. Who do you save? Why?

the person. conscious beings come first plus then i could play the hero card, and ohh the ego boost

 

[Iti oj]

new question save a stranger or an animal on the endangered species list?