It is my basic philosophy that everyone is their own worst enemy.
Same question, if anyone has an opposing view. ;)
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It is my basic philosophy that everyone is their own worst enemy.
Same question, if anyone has an opposing view. ;)
I love me. Me, me, me. Best friend. :D :D
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oh. good one...
Both must be both...
Cause no one can get me like i see myself but i'm the only resposable for my creapy side so...
Gotta be both...
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Both, and very often simultaneously. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Shakira
To the person below me: if something unfortunate occurred that someone/something could have prevented, would you most often blame yourself, blame others, or blame the situation?
I try not to place blame and instead try to find the cause and do something about it, placing blame serves little purpose in that regard.
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I wouldn't blame anyone or anything. Things that are meant to happen will happen nevertheless. So why blame?
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That's hard to answer in the abstract. I think it would be situation specific. If I could have prevented it, I would blame myself.
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Que sera, sera. Blame serves no real function as it cannot change the situation. :nod:
Would you consider yourself over protective of those you really care for?
not really. i don't think i'm over protective. i guess that's because i don't like it when others are overprotective of me, too.
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Good question, Pen.
Yes I tend to be over protective of those I care.
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I consider myself very overprotective, especially of my family and good friends, also frequently finding myself in a chronic state of worrying. :eek2:
To the person below me: same question (good one) --
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Originally Posted by Pendragon
I am overprotective of loved ones to the point that I have to reason with myself when my fears are unsubstantiated and irrational.
Could you do something very bad for a very good reason? Think of like allowing 100 people to die so that 1000 could live.
The question would be then: would I have the courage to do it?
Would you?
I have had many conversations regarding the precise same subject - the immense debate between the utilitarianism of John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham and the deontological morals of Immanuel Kant in ethical philosophy.
To answer your question, no, I would not sacrifice 100 people so 1,000 people could live (in other words, I do not consider myself utilitarian). If a great number of people had to inevitable die, I would, at least, avoid the outcome coming into my hands and control.
To the person below me: I love this question, so I will pass it to continue --
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Originally Posted by Psycheinaboat
This seems to be does the end justify the means type of question? The major problem I have with this sort of situation, is who decides who is more worthy to live than another?
Let us take the following senerio: A highly-intelligent single person who is 75 requires a heart transplant to live. At the same time, a poor man who has a family and is only 40 needs the heart as well. Only one may live. Who gets it? Do we give it do the 75 year old, extending that person's life a decade, perhaps, hoping they do something for the greater good, or do we allow this man enjoy his family for a few more decades? I don't want to make the decisions...
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Originally Posted by Psycheinaboat
Could you do something very bad for a very good reason? Think of like allowing 100 people to die so that 1000 could live.
Well, those decisions are made every day. That 75 year old has no chance for a heart transplant. The reality is that it's not 10 years he's going to live, but 10 months. So then would it be worth it over the 40 year old? No.
Those type of decisions are made and are necessary. Another such decision would be to shoot down a hijacked airplane full of innocent passengers that intends to crash into a skyscraper . I hope I am never in the position where I'm required to make such a decision.
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Make it into a reality tv show with bare knuckle boxing matches.
title the show, "don't lose heart!"
Would you be so boring as to say same question? over and over and over and over and over and over again?
Yes if i have no question in mind.
Would you opt for authenasia (family)?
Let me put it this way: When a person allows his pet to suffer, he can be taken in for Cruelty to Animals. But allow a human to suffer with illness and try to end that and you face a murder rap. It's why I have a Living Will. Do not resuscitate, just let me go.
I am allowing others to give their opinions on this not to be boring, but because it's a very important issue. Same question.
Do you mean in advocacy for a family member? If I knew for a fact that it seemed in his/her best interest (and an official document from the family member has a great requirement), yes, I would. My state, Oregon, in fact, exists as one of the few states with the termed 'Death With Dignity Act.' If you ask if I would ever go through DWD - if I felt I had suffered enough, indeed, I would.
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Originally Posted by adilyoussef
Yes i would.
Would you eat chicken (a chicken tender and fries combo meal) that was purchased from a gas station?
I would not eat chicken at all because of Bird Flu and the second reason is that I am not very much fond of meat.
Would you be mad at your friend if she has broken the necklace your dead grandmother gave you and that necklace is very dear to you?
I dont think I would show my anger, but I have this bad habit of not forgetting mishaps too soon. So it might be that every time I see her, the first thing that would come to my mind is that "I can never forget you broke my precious necklace" or maybe at occasions I might remind her that since she broke the necklace she is not allowed to have any other accessary (I cant believe, I can be that bad)....But I guess I would show my anger not by yelling......
I forgot what I had to ask.....
untill I remember what it was....I pass the same question
It would depend upon the circumstances. If she deliberately broke it, took it without asking and broke it, or was careless with it and broke it, I would be very upset. If it was one of those random things that happen through no fault of her own, I would be extremely sad, but I wouldn't be angry with the friend. I had a similar thing happen. . .a friend borrowed my mother's prom dress that my dead grandmother had sewn by hand, and then was in a car accident. The dress was ruined, but the friend was okay. It wasn't her fault that she was in the accident or the dress was damaged, so I couldn't be mad at her, but the dress was priceless and I'm sorry it is gone forever.
Okay, enough epic -
Would you participate in hazing if you were president of a fraternity/sorority with a long-standing tradition of doing so?
Though I doubt if I would join a fraternity, and I had to look up the true definition of 'hazing' (:D), no, I do not think I could inflict that on someone. There seem many other ways of having fun, and even initiating someone, without the potential for such harm. :eek:
To the person below me (as this may count as a 'would you' question): if some sort of disaster ruined your home, what would you save that you own, provided you only had a few minutes to gather things?
I guess my dog, Jack (he's a maltese) and my iPod because it's usually really close to me.
Would you give up your lifetime dream if the person you loved could fulfill theirs?
If I were in the process of fulfilling mine? No, I wouldn't give it up, even though it would be my first inclination to do so. The problem with that is this: if I give up my dream for theirs, eventually I would come to resent them for being the reason I gave up my dream, and I would wonder what made their dream more important than mine in the first place. Now, if I were already having difficulties fulfilling my dream, and this opportunity came up, I would definitely abandon the sinking ship for the person I loved. There would be no latent resentment because I would be giving up on a dream that wasn't working anyway. (Uncannily enough, I'm actually in this situation right now)
Next poster: I ask the same question, not for lack of imagination, but to gain insight. :D
Hmmm, well, usually the person I love and I often have similar goals and lifetime dreams, each would compliment the other, but if it had a more 'all-or-nothing' manner, as you say, I . . . might. Of course, I highly believe in a self-preservation instinct, but for the person I love, I may consider it, depending on this 'lifetime dream.' Interesting question.
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Originally Posted by Émilie
I'm wondering if the person I loved would let me give up my lifetime dream for them?
If you had to choose to live in either a remote jungle or arid semi desert for 6 years which would you choose?
Never a simi-desert. The city in which I live at the moment is a kind of semi-desert, the hottest big city of the country so never a semi-desert! Jungle is a "better" choice.
Good question so the same one!
definitely jungle
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Jungle for me.
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A jungle has way too many bugs (bugs that bite and pass on diseases) and a lot of rain. I think I'll pick the desert.
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Probably the jungle. Knowing the danger of my very pale, fair skin, I would probably get horrible skin problems in the desert! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
To the person below me: if you could go backpacking and travel anywhere, where would you go?
There are so many great National Parks for hiking in the United States. I'll just pick Grand Tetons National Park, but I'm sure anyone could find another they hold in higher regard.
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I would surely visit Shimla - a beautiful hillstation in North India. I have been there once & have fallen in love with the place & would loooooove go there again.
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If you could go backpacking and travel anywhere, where would you go?
Funny that I asked this question, because I have a friend, originally from England, but lives here . . . sometimes with his family. He comes here, works to save money, then backpacks everywhere - all throughout Asia, South America, parts of Europe, and, last I heard, around the Congo.
If I went backpacking, I have always dreamt of traveling from parts of Italy ALL of the way to Greece (probably taking the span of several months), or vice versa, walking along the Mediterranean Sea.
To the person below me: if you found that someone close to you, like a best friend, committed a major crime, would you turn him/her to the police, or help him/her cover up the incident?
Oh, I may sounds like a rule-breaking kind of person but I surely will not help police and I will help my friend!!!
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I am not, generally speaking, a snitch. But I could not ignore the crime either. An anonymous tip should do fine, if the police can't take it from there, that's their problem. :nod:
Would you go into a prison to teach or preach to prisoners?
Yes, but only if there was someone else with me, I guess it would be pretty freaky!
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