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#33
06-18-2007, 11:01 PM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
Wow, OOTers are cold. Without hesitation I'd make this 100% for any family member under 65, and 100% for any friend with children. I'm 25 and I guess if I were treating this like a poker game it would be irrational to save my 50-y/o dad, but I don't know how I could look in the mirror after refusing that.
Like someone mentioned above, for my younger/closer family members it becomes a question of how much of a chance of saving his/her life I'd be willing to go for 100% chance of sacrificing myself. Absolutely no question that my (younger fwiw) sister would be in the single digits for this. 
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#34
06-18-2007, 11:06 PM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
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Childless close friends: like 2% maybe Close friends with children, but lots of life insurance: 5% Close friend with child, NO life insurance: 20% My best friend, several children, I'm guessing no life insurance: 25% [/ QUOTE ] FWIW I think the insurance money issue <<<<<< the kids not growing up without a mom/dad.
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#35
06-18-2007, 11:13 PM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
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You guys are saying if your sister needed a heart transplant to live and the odds of it being a success were 50%. You would just off yourself so she could have your heart? This seems totally irrational to me. [/ QUOTE ] Um, 50% you living & 100% them living is not equal to 0% you living & 50% them living
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#36
06-19-2007, 12:17 AM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
I have been an ocean lifeguard for 5 years now, which has chances probably as good as 10% some days for random strangers I have never seen before. Hell I have almost died in training one day, waves are dangerous.
Friends, much much higher. dog even more.
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#37
06-19-2007, 12:19 AM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
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I have been an ocean lifeguard for 5 years now, which has chances probably as good as 10% some days for random strangers I have never seen before. Hell I have almost died in training one day, waves are dangerous. Friends, much much higher. dog even more. [/ QUOTE ] So you see a person go under. Would you rescue him if you knew there was a 1% chance you would die in the process? A 10% chance? A 99% chance?
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#38
06-19-2007, 12:43 AM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
Yes, I had days where i have done 10 or more rescues, those are generally the worst days, and i guess the 10% could be for the general public, its probably more like 2 for a properly trained guard. but i would go in almost regardless. I had decided that in the event of a shark attack i would go in. and i would stand by that today.
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#39
06-19-2007, 12:50 AM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
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I'd die for anydamnbody. Unless I knew for a fact that you were a scumbag, or, now that VR has made me think about it, they would really, REALLY rather that they died and I lived, my X for any given person approaches 100%. Really, what's better than going out in a blaze of glory? Would you rather die of cancer? Choke on a turkey sandwich? [/ QUOTE ] we're not all suicidal.
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#40
06-19-2007, 01:56 AM
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Re: Chances of Death = X, Do You Save a Friend?
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[ QUOTE ] I'd die for anydamnbody. Unless I knew for a fact that you were a scumbag, or, now that VR has made me think about it, they would really, REALLY rather that they died and I lived, my X for any given person approaches 100%. Really, what's better than going out in a blaze of glory? Would you rather die of cancer? Choke on a turkey sandwich? [/ QUOTE ] we're not all suicidal. [/ QUOTE ] Rain or shine I have always felt this way. To be fair, with a wife & kids or something, I could easily feel much differently about it. But as long as you're just living for yourself, who cares?
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