If you could save the lives of 1,000 kids by killing yourself, would you?

[expatriot]

If you could save the lives of 1,000 kids by killing yourself, would you?

[Maestro]

1. Honestly

I don't know. If somehow they were all my kids or my nephews, nieces, grandkids, etc...yes without a doubt. In a milisecond I would kill myself to save them, but if they are not related to me, well, to be honest, probably not. That is the honest truth.

[Seabiscuit]

8. I would die to save my wife and son but I'm more valuable to them alive.

I wouldn't die to save strangers. I'd rather help 1,000 needy kids some other way.

So I didn't vote. The choices are too limited.

[Deja Q]

2. Depends. The future looks bleak right now.

They might be better off dead. Especially with dwindling resources.

It's hard to say.

[Ready4Change]

3. Voted yes. Not 100%.

I would like to think I could be so noble. However, humans under stress have a strong self-preservation instinct. I can't say for certain what I would do should some odd set of circumstances make this an actual choice.

[Bouncy Ball]

4. If I wasn't a mother, I'd say yes without hesitation.

If my kid is one of the 1,000, then HELL YES. Be glad to.

[mikehiggins]

5. This is what Ayn Rand would call

bullshit (though much more politely).

What scenario lies behind this bald question?

There are some situations in which I might possibly do something like that but it would have to be pretty extreme.

And how many would die if I didn't stay alive to save them?

[RetroLounge]

6. Only if my kids were included.

Otherwise, no, no point in making them Fatherless.

RL

[HEyHEY]

7. Couldn't answer that question honestly