Who'd you save in a fire?

[TouchTestimony]

Your house is on fire and you can only save one person. Do you save your wife/husband, or your child? They are both trapped and who ever you don't save will die.

 

[Still_CrYiNg]

I read your question a little earlier this evening and am still pondering on how to answer. I can't imagine having to let one of them die :sad-animated: What would you do?

 

[Doughboy]

I can not see any logical reason I could not carry them both or come back for one, even it turned into a huge inferno after carrying one out I still do whatever it takes to save the other, but I would do the child first, I believe, if I were married with a child that is, my wife would want me to save her first, after all if it were me trapped I would tell who ever is rescuing me save the child first.

Has anyone seen irobot with Will Smith, reminds me of that the robot saved Wills character from a car trapped underwater but there was a child as well, the robot said that his chances of survival were greater which is why it saved him not the child, Will's character hated those robots for that reason I know not the same thing it just reminded me of that

 

[agua]

It would be extremely difficult to leave anyone behind don't you think?

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Yesterday the proud family man paid the ultimate price for his loyalty, dying as he bravely fought to save his wife and daughter from their burning family home.

Tony and his 10-year-old daughter, Brittany, died in a fire that broke out in his Sorrento property about 7 o'clock yesterday morning.
Family members said his wife of almost 20 years, Kylie, woke to discover their TV room's curtain on fire and daughter Brittany standing nearby.

As smoke billowed throughout the home, it is believed Tony and Kylie struggled to get their daughter to safety.
Tony then smashed the room's window and dragged Kylie, who was severely affected by smoke, out the broken window. In the confusion, the couple lost sight of Brittany.
Kylie told family members she remembers Tony then passing out, presumably from smoke inhalation.
Tony's brother, John, told the Herald Sun: "Kylie said that (Tony) passed out, but then got back up again and ran around the other side (to look for Brittany) and that was the last she saw of him. She never got to see him again."
Tony was later dragged from the home, with paramedics working for almost an hour to resuscitate him.
He died at the scene while Brittany was found in the kitchen area of the house........

 

[Doughboy]

are you trying to make us feel bad because it's working

 

[happyharold4]

Your house is on fire and you can only save one person. Do you save your wife/husband, or your child? They are both trapped and who ever you don't save will die.

What would be the reason to ask a question like that---Somehow I don't see that in the least as edifying????

Happy

 

[dannibear]

This is extremely depressing :crying:
And is that question leading to a point of some sorts?
I wonder what we are studying.

 

[Ramy Hanna]

It's a nightmare,


But I believe no one can tolerate to save his own skin and let a child die burning even if it wasn't his child, It's more tormenting than fire itself.


So I believe saving the child is more important because the true victim who will have to live with a memory of living and let an innocent child die, so if I were the husband in fire with my child and waiting my wife to save one of us, I would like her to save the child, I would like the child to be saved and have a good long life, this is the parental message.


but surely I would come back to die saving my wife even if it's hopeless situation, I don't think there is any other options, but if I saved her and let our child die burning, it'd be so painful and for both of us for the rest of our lives, no mom or dad can tolerate living like that.

 

[TouchTestimony]

apologies for having offended some of you, that was definitely not the intention. just wanted to know if the bible had anything to say in this regards (of choosing spouse over kin or vice-versa).

 

[Beans]

Tough choices

apologies for having offended some of you, that was definitely not the intention. just wanted to know if the bible had anything to say in this regards (of choosing spouse over kin or vice-versa).

Sure it's a tough choice, but the bottom line is God is in control. You try your best and he'll take care of the rest!
You know for God death is not as big a deal as it is for us humans. If your wife and child are Saved, then when they die they will be going to be with Jesus in paradise, and that is very comforting.
What would be so much more painful is if your wife or child died while they were back slidden or had fallen away from God. Then you would not have the comfort of knowing that they were going to a better place. That would be the most distressing thing I could think of, someone close to you dying before they were right with the Lord.

I think a lot of mourning has to do with us being separated from the person we love rather than actually feeling sorry for the person who has died. As Christians we should be able to handle death better than anybody, with the knowledge that God has a plan and things are not out of his control, even though they might be out of ours.

Peace. Beans

 

[Konquistador]

Your house is on fire and you can only save one person. Do you save your wife/husband, or your child? They are both trapped and who ever you don't save will die.

First, I would make sure I was safe, and had some means of helping them. Everything else is based upon the exact situation. I would call 911 first off. Then see which person(s) had the greatest chance of being saved by me before the frie department gets there. No point in making a galant romantic effort to go into situation where I am likely to die, so pick where the best chance is. I would also yell to anyone who could hear the basis like :"don't break the window, it will make the fire worse:", and "stay down close to the floor with something covering your nose and mouth to avoid poison fumes.

 

[WantToKnowHim]

I think this is one of the questions that only God can answer...

Thus making a reason for us to praise HIM, and to belittle our knowledge.:shade:

God has every reasons for anything, even if it will make us painful for a time.

 

[MelodyC]

Your house is on fire and you can only save one person. Do you save your wife/husband, or your child? They are both trapped and who ever you don't save will die.

Easy one Dude. I couldn't save anybody because I have no ability to save myself. :wink: Only Jesus Saves and can give eternal life.

 

[TouchTestimony]

Sure it's a tough choice, but the bottom line is God is in control. You try your best and he'll take care of the rest!
You know for God death is not as big a deal as it is for us humans. If your wife and child are Saved, then when they die they will be going to be with Jesus in paradise, and that is very comforting.
What would be so much more painful is if your wife or child died while they were back slidden or had fallen away from God. Then you would not have the comfort of knowing that they were going to a better place. That would be the most distressing thing I could think of, someone close to you dying before they were right with the Lord.

I think a lot of mourning has to do with us being separated from the person we love rather than actually feeling sorry for the person who has died. As Christians we should be able to handle death better than anybody, with the knowledge that God has a plan and things are not out of his control, even though they might be out of ours.

Peace. Beans

that does make much sense, thank you

 

[Cless]

I once read this same question elsewhere, but it also included "save your parent" with the other 2 choices.

 

[TouchTestimony]

I once read this same question elsewhere, but it also included "save your parent" with the other 2 choices.

and what would you do if the situation you describe were to occur?

 

[Beans]

First, I would make sure I was safe, and had some means of helping them. Everything else is based upon the exact situation. I would call 911 first off. Then see which person(s) had the greatest chance of being saved by me before the frie department gets there. No point in making a galant romantic effort to go into situation where I am likely to die, so pick where the best chance is. I would also yell to anyone who could hear the basis like :"don't break the window, it will make the fire worse:", and "stay down close to the floor with something covering your nose and mouth to avoid poison fumes.

I think it is quite reasonable to consider all kinds of disaster scenarios that could be possible in your area and to think about what you might be able to do to help others. If you don't rehearse a scenario you will have to think on the spot, which is not such a great idea, under emergency conditions.
Konquistador's response is a perfect example (Thanks Konquistador) . Now he is actually more prepared in the event of a fire, should he ever find himself in one, because he has thought through what needs to be done.
I think the point of these kinds of impossible ethical dilemmas is that there are a lot of extreme emergency situations where there may not be clear right or wrong choices. Like in this scenario, you may not be able to save everybody, so you just save who you can.
Perhaps what this teaches us is that in life we have to make choices (even doing nothing is a choice which has it's own consequences) and live with the consequences. You could feel guilty about the choice you made in that extreme situation for the rest of your life, but the point is you had to make a choice and you did.
It seems to me that it is better to do something, than it is to do nothing. Even if you make mistakes, at last you tried.
IMO the biggest mistake is to do nothing because you are scared to make a mistake!

:wink:
Beans