Who would you save?

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catsrus:
Okay, the joke was funny but I take exception to the denigration of the cat! Love’em. Got 5 now plus the dog. 😃
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Anyone who doesn’t like cats just aint cookin’ them right.
 
I obviously shouldn’t vote for the dog, because they don’t have souls like humans… but I love my puppy and hope that he makes it through as well… Yet, human life is still more valuable and therefore should be saved first

God Bless–JMJ
Laura 😉
 
The stranger wins:thumbsup: Wait a minute this isn’t Michael Schiavo or Judge Greer is it:eek: Is it permissable to shame them to the core while saving them?:tsktsk:
 
well I dont have a dog, so it would be the stranger. Unless I saved the dog first, then together we save the stranger. :yup:
 
If I was the stranger, I would hope that you are not a PETA member. 😦
 
All things being equal, I’d save the human. But suppose the dog was very loyal and had saved your family’s life. Further suppose that you knew (somehow) the person in question wasn’t going to Hell. Would that change anyone’s decision? It might change mine.

Given that you Catholics don’t believe animals have souls, one would think that their temporal suffering and happiness would count more than that of humans. After all, this life is all they’ve got.

Michael
 
I have a 70 lb labrador who (fortunately for the “stranger”) can swim! 😃

MT
 
I love my Corgi, but I’d save the stranger. My dog can swim though, so it’s all good!
 
Human life trumps animal life any day of the week. I’ll save the stranger (but I don’t have a dog so I guess it’s a moot point until I do 🙂 )

Eamon
 
most (if not all) dogs can swim. i bet mine can do better than i ever could!
 
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MichaelLewis:
Given that you Catholics don’t believe animals have souls, one would think that their temporal suffering and happiness would count more than that of humans. After all, this life is all they’ve got.

Michael
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huh?
 
Human life must always come first.

Hey, maybe the dog could save the stranger…just a thought.
 
Gottle of Geer said:
## I prefer cats to dogs too.

If the stranger were human, and wanted to die, it might be unethical to insist the stranger had to live.

One could always die instead of the stranger. ##
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If the stranger wanted to die he/she is in need of counseling…not an eternity in hell for committing suicide. It is always unethical to not preserve human life. Who would really see a drowning person and hear them say let me die and walk away?. I’d be caeful so that person didn’t kill us both, but I would not just say ok, i’ts your choice.

Quick question…“One could always die instead of the stranger…” what do you mean here?
 
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Jay74:
Okay, this question may seem silly, but speaking with children, teenagers, and even college students has lead to answers that have shocked me. So I’ll ask a question with a seemingly obvious answer. The poll is anonymous, but comments are appreciated.

If your dog and a complete stranger were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would you save?
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I would save my dog first, since she is a lab and a much stronger swimmer than myself she would be able to drag the stranger to shore.
 
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antiaphrodite:
huh?
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Well, here you have a dog who has, say, 10 years left to live. All she has is her life, since you don’t believe she has a soul and so she will not have an afterlife (If I understand Catholic doctrine correctly on this point). Furthermore, she is a good, loyal dog who has saved your entire family’s life (in some Lassie-like act of intelligence and bravery) and wouldn’t hesitate to save any of you again. On the other hand, you have a human who you know isn’t going to hell. (You know nothing else about this person.) Now when this person dies, they might spend some time in purgatory, but they will ultimately end up in heaven. They lose very little, comparatively, by dying now. The dog, on the other hand, loses everything. Heck, she even gets to die, we might imagine, begging for the help you withhold. It seems to me, first of all, that you owe the dog your help in a way that you don’t owe the stranger. Furthermore, you can do a far greater service to the dog than you can to the stranger. (What are the few additional years of his life, compared to the eternity in heaven that awaits him?)

Michael
 
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