Would you die for anyone or anything? Why?

anticommon · 4 months

I think what you'll find is that most people agree that death 'for the greater good' is very righteous and quite brave, but that they are unwilling to make the ultimate sacrifice when push comes to shove. Most people who give their lives for someone/something (ie to save someone out of a burning building) don't do it because they know they are going to die, but instead because they know they might be able to save someone else from dying.

Also, as a relevant story, I was in a chemistry lab last Tuesday and the man I was working with explained to me a story about his best friend from high school. Apparently while his friend was in Vietnam, a grenade fell into their encampment, and he instinctively jumped onto it to prevent injury to his fellow soldiers. He ended up surviving the ordeal, but died a few years later due to complications.

Benjamak · 4 months

I've rewritten this about 5 times trying to sound brave and heroic, but the honest answer is no, I wouldn't.

len69 · 4 months

My kids. Before I was a father I would hear people say stuff like "if you don't have kids you can't understand." That would kind of piss me off.

Now that I am a dad I understand that phrase, although I do avoid using it.

But the day my oldest daughter was born, my whole life perspective changed. That was a big and immediate surprise for me.

So, all I can say is that I would easily, without question die for my two daughters if I thought that would save their life. Please don't ask me why. I really can't express the reason, other then "if you have kids, you'd understand."

BFSkinner · 4 months

I would die for my partner if she needed it.

analfuck · 4 months

Kids, I am old they deserve to have some more life if it came down to that.

PlatonicTroglodyte · 4 months

Nice try, Jigsaw.

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MilkItLikeACow · 4 months

My cows.

Love them to death, and they are what pay for my internet. How could I pay the bills if they were dead?

psuedophilosopher · 4 months

No, because I'm a 24 year old single white male in USA. My life's too good.

Barleycorn · 4 months

You know this is going to sound weird, but I've always wanted to sacrifice myself for someone. I've always had this inner voice telling me that I need to be a hero, and if the chance ever arose I'm almost certain I would take advantage of it.

thisisntnamman · 4 months

Bill Cosby

I would Zip Zop Zoobity Bob right over a cliff with him as my captain.

melnair · 4 months

My kids. In half a heart beat

LegioCI · 4 months

Dying for something is easy. Living for something is by far harder.

sjpr · 4 months

My kids..... Well maybe not the boy.

Hibria · 4 months

I would die fighting for the internets.

welike2party · 4 months

I would die for my dog. She saved me, I owe her one.

m8- · 4 months

My little brother, he still has a chance.

olafthebent · 4 months

Wife and kids

Because it's my job to protect them and I take it seriously.

let_me_be_frank · 4 months

I would die for my lamp. I love lamp.

failbot30000 · 4 months

I'd die for my girlfriend currently. If she left me, I wouldn't die for her, but I'd be all like, "Maaaaaan, that sucks."

Also my dog. I would gladly lay my life on the line for my dog.

slidewithme · 4 months

Having nothing else to do, I thought about this for a while. I love my whole family, but if I died for my grandmother or my mother... they'd be pissed at me. :) They would say that their lives have been great, but that it's my turn now. I know they would. I wouldn't die for them, but I would live on for them, in their names and honor. I would do great things simply because they gave me the tools I needed to accomplish anything.

I would die for my sister, or my brother. They have so much awesome potential, I feel like the world would be a worse place without them. If my death meant they could live on with the oppourtunity to prosper, I would do it without a thought.

I would die for my husband. He, too, has incredible potential. More than my love for him, I have respect for his intelligence, and I would hope that he'd share that with the world. I hope that one day he realizes all of this, too.

Not leastly, I would die for my rights as a woman. I would gladly give my life in exchange for my sister and all women to be able to choose, without fear of any law being passed dictating what she can and cannot do with her life, and her body. I would die so that she and they could live in safety, without danger from rape, abuse, or inequal treatment.

tklibe · 4 months

I would die in the defense the United States of America, because I swore that I would, and perhaps more practically, they currently have about $200,000 worth of tuition to hold over my head. If the Marine Corps wants to send my ass to some distant corner of this planet to get shot, they can do so, and signed a piece of paper that said I am 100% a-ok with that.

stalinsorgan · 4 months

I'd die to get my ex-wife back.

ParallelDementia · 4 months

My best friend, without a second thought.

Other than that, if I had a chance of survival I'd put myself in danger for a few people I like but am not particularly attached to.

PerfectFaro · 4 months

My daughter. Because if I were to lose her, my life wouldn't be worth living anyway.

mom2meerkat · 4 months

My daughter, hands down. I never knew it was possible to love any one person or thing as much as I love her. And, my husband. He's an amazing, selfless man, and I know he would do the same for us.

CATfixer · 4 months

I kind of made that decision when I became a firefighter.

09112001 · 4 months

I'd die for a Klondike bar

ducktomguy · 4 months

I'd die for your sins. Just kidding, I won't do that anymore

PinkRocket · 4 months

My best friends and family. Why? Because I cherish them so much that I want them to live on. Though, I 100% don't know if I would actually sacrifice my life when it comes to it. But I think I would.

Magrippinho · 4 months

It's the basis for one of my answers in the age-old "what is love" question: If I'm willing to die in your place, I truly love you.

[deleted] · 4 months

I would die for my mother, father, fiance and dog. They mean the world to me.

plus1zero · 4 months

I'd die for my girlfriend, because she's been through a lot in her life, and she deserves someone to love her that much.

My mom or dad, because they've done more for me than I'll ever be able to do for my children.

My sister, because she's just a better person than me.

jhnsdlk · 4 months

"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong" - Bertrand Russell

annafrida · 4 months

My little sister. Without a second thought. Our age gap is substantial and so I'm pretty protective.

Crimeodial · 4 months

If I had to die to save a group of people, I would. It would probably be the first worthwhile thing I ever did with my life.

dothejstu · 4 months

I know you've come to kill me. Shoot, you are only going to kill a man.

sd66 · 4 months

I think about this sometimes, and I would for my 11 year-old brother in a heartbeat.

Nydrummer76 · 4 months

My son of course. Without him, I'm useless anyway.

Sabbz · 4 months

My country. I'm not a soldier - but if some great war broke out and they needed every able bodied man and woman to take up arms to defend the boarders of my home, I'd be at peace with the fact I probably wouldn't come home.

tickoftheclock · 4 months

I'd rather die than give up my freedom.

fman5k · 4 months

That's easy, Hypnotoad

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boatinrob · 4 months

I'd gladly die if it meant gay, racial & gender equality world-wide.

cherrycreampie · 4 months

pics-or-didnt-happen · 4 months

I would die to save one innocent person, but if I had to die to save the planet, I'd let the fucking thing burn.

Lirak · 4 months

i think people like saying this more than really MEANING it... I'd say probably not, it's one thing to say I would to look honorable, another to say I would when looking down the barrel of a gun.

qonni · 4 months

Maybe when I'm older and/or a parent, but right now the answer is no. I can't really explain it, but the absolute nothingness of death scares me more than anything, and I'll do a lot to avoid it.

monsta2021 · 4 months

Yes because someone's life will always be more important than mine.

laughingman19 · 4 months

Almost anyone. If I was given the opportunity to save the lives of friends or family, I would be more then willing to sacrifice myself. I find some some sort of blind honor in being able to make a sacrifice for someone in need. It is purely selfless. How valuable do you consider your own life?

emmapkmn · 4 months

My boyfriend and entire family. We're all a close knit family and I'd literally put my life on the line for any one of them.

TAGWest · 4 months

For my country and my mates.

Onironaute · 4 months

For my partner. Because living on without him would be hell for me, but I know he'd be fine eventually without me.

kinjala · 4 months

No, because I am the typical selfish human being.

Herborist · 4 months

"An old man dies. A young woman lives. A fair trade. I love you, Nancy. "

darth_mo · 4 months

I don't know where I heard the quote, and I don't have a chance of getting it right, but whenever I hear something like this I remember the idea that it is much easier to die for a cause/person than to live for them.

You could die for world peace, or the eradication of racism etc... but will you dedicate your LIFE to that? The rest of your life? You'll die for your kids, but will you get off the computer and LIVE for them? Give up smoking or drinking or any other addiction that even might maybe make things difficult for them?

It's a much more difficult thing to live.

straw_that_broke · 4 months

The swarm

Dewstain · 4 months

My children, no questions asked. You have to have kids to understand why.

Also my wife, but after my children. I expect she'd say the same about me.

legallyunderage · 4 months

Jumped onto a throwaway:

Almost anyone. Without a doubt I would take a bullet for my girlfriend and parents, but there aren't many people I wouldn't do this for. Let me preface it by saying I'm not suicidal, I just don't have the strongest will to live. I know this sounds awful but I don't mean it in a way that I won't work hard to live my life, but I feel most people would go on to have a happier life than I. My family has a long history of mental and physical genetic disorders, and as I am the remaining heir to those genes, it wouldn't be the end of the world if I never got to pass them on. Again, I do plan on living my life and on day having kids, but if the opportunity to sacrifice my life in order to give someone the opportunity to live a happy life, I would take it in a second.

Here's an example: A couple weeks ago I was visiting Seattle. It was a rather cold day and and the water was without a doubt close the freezing. We were walking on a pier when I heard a scream and someone said a little girl fell in the water. Without even considering it I took a step towards the railing with the full intension of diving 20 feet into the waters below. Mind you I have no previous life guarding experience, but there wasn't even a debate in my mind on if I should save this young girl at the risk of my own life or not, it just happened. However, as I took that step I saw the girl in question had not fallen in the water below as I had thought, but instead fell into a puddle on the pier. I don't think any of this makes me a better person, I actually think it makes me selfish for not considering how the others in my life would feel if I died saving someone else.

BetweenJobs · 4 months

My wife and kid. In my head, I'm "allowed" to fuck up anything in my life, as long as they are both OK. Enduring all the burdens of the world, the most shameful humiliations, or even my own death is a cakewalk compared to the pain of living with the knowledge that I failed either of them in some major way.

I'm responsible for two things in the universe. That's it. And there is no sacrifice I won't make of myself to meet those responsibilities.

Tschis · 4 months

Yes. Some people are worth too much for me.

stewer69 · 4 months

my kid, no questions asked. also if i were convinced that my sacrifice would cause humans to start treating each other better. that aint gonna happen though.

damn little else.

MistaPitts · 4 months

"In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world, and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. Mankind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences any more. We will be united in our common interest. Perhaps it's fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution, but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist; and should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice, 'We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on, we're going to survive.' Today we celebrate our independence day!"

picalo · 4 months

My boys, instantly for any reason I would die for them.

Gondsman · 4 months

There are three girls who I would gladly die to protect. They are sisters, and for the last 8 or so years have been like a second family to me. They have been there for me when I have needed them, and I love them all very dearly. I know this comment will probably not see much action, but whenever this question gets asked, I feel the need to add my two cents because I feel everyone should have someone in their life that means as much to them as my "sisters" mean to me.

NoMoreNicksLeft · 4 months

My wife. My daughter. Most of my relatives, especially the younger (the cousins younger than I, my wife's nephew, etc). It's more important to live for them though, death is only when that's no longer possible.

musthavesoundeffects · 4 months

I would die if it meant I could take everyone of you fuckers with me.

Alex_Plalex · 4 months

Only my brother. It'd be selfish of me to die for my parents, because they would never, ever be able to live with it. It'd wreck them.

My brother is the only definite "yes".

SarcasmServedHere · 4 months

"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."

          ~Wilhelm Stekel

Just_another_man · 4 months

Only 3 things. God, love, and country.

Toastidge · 4 months

My fuckin' cat.

thenicolai · 4 months

If I ever wound up in a situation where ending my life could save the lives of multiple others, then yes.

xSwirl · 4 months

My friends. They make my life worth living.

RandianHero · 4 months

Dying for your beliefs is stupid. Make the other person die for his beliefs.

saggysocks · 4 months

At the moment now I don't think I would die for anyone but when I get older I'd probably die for someone I love like a wife and kids. If I were to die for anything it would be to create a benevolent world, as opposed to an apathetic one.

InTheFury · 4 months

My free will.

Because there is nothing worse than feeling as so you are not following your own decisions anymore.

Gih0n · 4 months

I'd jump out the window right now if it meant world peace.

cwstjnobbs · 4 months

My friends, family and pets.

I would risk injury for my possessions.

JJ4577 · 4 months

(for context, I'm a religious Jew) For the security of the land of my Fathers, Israel.

secretly_a_zombie · 4 months

My self-preservation trumps most of my moral and emotional obligations.

My respect for the people who raised has always been skyhigh though, probably not to the point of self-sacrifice but close.

gregmax · 4 months

animals

sorrydaveicantdothat · 4 months

I think i Would die to know the origin of the universe, provided i was at a rasonable age like 60 at least

homeboy5925 · 4 months

4 da cause

sixxis · 4 months

I would give my life to save the women and children. I am the disposable male.

oolz · 4 months

oh please, most of you will barely get up to piss. It may make you feel good about yourself to type up some bullshit answer on how you'd give your life for random people or your pets or some other stupid shit, but you know it's BS. You're the same people that spend your lives looking at the TV saying "If that were me" yet you never do anything.

goodbyeart · 4 months

Sure. My friends and family have my life in their hands. Not a single doubt about that.

Enginerda · 4 months

Immediate family: brother and parents.

pars28 · 4 months

My family, they made me who I am and gave me everything I could ever imagine.

omnilynx · 4 months

Honestly I think the list of people I'd die for is actually pretty long. Even casual acquaintances. Basically anyone who I know is a decent person.

As for concepts, I'd like to think I'd die for things like freedom of speech but honestly I think the only thing I'd really die for is my religious beliefs.

morebeergoodsir · 4 months

Anyone in my immediate family, and quite possibly my English Bulldog Fannie.

gpeacetea · 4 months

I'd take a bullet for anyone in my family. My friends on the other hand, said that they would kill me for a working light saber.

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