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Animals vs humans round 2

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livingzuid · 02/11/2013 20:00

I was enjoying our previous debate started by Fifi. Not sure if we were done!

AIBU to think if faced with choosing a pet over a human (even if a stranger), you should choose the human?

The idea was brought up in another thread and put in life or death situation. Building on fire contains your pet and a stranger. You could only save one, who would it be?

I had a dog, Ralph, I cried my heart out when he died 3 years ago. The only dog I wasn't scared of! But I can't imagine leaving a person to die instead, no matter how my heart would break.

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candycoatedwaterdrops · 02/11/2013 21:26

Backonly - what do you want, a medal? To be told you're such a wonderful person?

OutragedFromLeeds · 02/11/2013 21:29

Phew Back

everlong · 02/11/2013 21:29

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BackOnlyBriefly · 02/11/2013 21:31

I'm not a wonderful person. Just a normal human being. There seem to be some people here who don't quite qualify.

DiseasesOfTheSheep · 02/11/2013 21:38

Personally I'd be more inclined to hold the door shut if it was someone who thought caring about their pet enough to save it in a high stress situation was so unthinkably wrong they would lock them in to burn...

Which is circular logic, anyway...

pianodoodle · 02/11/2013 21:38

Backonly - what do you want, a medal? To be told you're such a wonderful person?

It's not really being wonderful or heroic. It's just what a decent person would consider the right thing to do was.

DiseasesOfTheSheep · 02/11/2013 21:40

I don't think it's particularly decent or right to consider holding the door shut on someone just because their moral compass doesn't coincide with your own, pianodoodle Hmm

candycoatedwaterdrops · 02/11/2013 21:41

Ahh so you guys want to be called decent and right. Got it! Wink

candycoatedwaterdrops · 02/11/2013 21:42

Not normal???? Ugh, what a cunty thing to say!

UrgentNews · 02/11/2013 21:42

Ivyfairy what I was saying is that all 'dog savers' aren't necessarily zealots and that some 'human savers' are.

everlong · 02/11/2013 21:45

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candycoatedwaterdrops · 02/11/2013 21:47

Decent and right is an opinion. Also, mental health slurs are not decent or right! My god, there are some vile excuses for human beings on here.

everlong · 02/11/2013 21:51

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pianodoodle · 02/11/2013 21:51

diseases

She didn't say she'd do it though, as opposed to people who say they would leave the person to die.

candycoatedwaterdrops · 02/11/2013 21:52

You haven't listened to me this whole time. I agree with you, I manage to do it without being disablist!!!!!!

everlong · 02/11/2013 21:54

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candycoatedwaterdrops · 02/11/2013 21:55

I don't know why its ok to be disablist on here. Guess 'not normal' people are fair game, right?

2tiredtoScare · 02/11/2013 21:55

You'd struggle to catch a fruit fly

Alisvolatpropiis · 02/11/2013 21:56

candy

Who has been disablist on this thread?

candycoatedwaterdrops · 02/11/2013 21:56

Everlong - you're being obtuse and you know it. There are proper examples on the other thread.

Spikeytree · 02/11/2013 21:56

Candy, they won't listen, they are too decent and normal to appreciate the irony.

pianodoodle · 02/11/2013 21:57

Not normal???? Ugh, what a cunty thing to say

Oh do catch a hold of yourself please.

Cunty is saying you'd leave someone's child/mother/sibling to burn to death in order to save your moggy. Actually do it would be far far worse than Cunty.

DiseasesOfTheSheep · 02/11/2013 21:59

She didn't say she'd do it though, as opposed to people who say they would leave the person to die

I'm not sure that's any better though. To consider someone less worthy of living simply because they don't agree with you? That's not very appealing thought... I don't consider it my place to judge other people's moral choices.

UrgentNews · 02/11/2013 22:00

I've decided to abandon this argument and go to bed, everyone just have some Wine and Cake, and chillax. Thanks for a mentally stimulating conversation Smile.

pianodoodle · 02/11/2013 22:02

Actually doing it, that should read.

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