K_Jira
Well-known member
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2021
- Messages
- 153
- Points
- 68
I've read/watch many survival stories where the protagonist is unwilling to sacrifice anyone even for the greater good. Being the hero/heroine they are, I took it as face value.
But sometimes it got me thinking whether moral really is more important than survivability in urgent events. Like, for example, there is a community of survivors in an apocalyptic world. Let's say that the people inside ranged from small children until elderly. Then, this group can't find any more source of food and they must lessen the people in the community. Is it wrong for me to agree that the elderly is quite a reasonable option to be kicked out. It's a different story if they contribute to the community in some way, but for the sake of argument, let's say this elderly is just an incapable old person.
We're not going to bring the topic whether this person is a good person or not. The elderly is a simple elderly who require special attention, special protection, more food, and can't do any work. Of course, as an elderly, they are also unable to create any more descendants even if they survive until the end of the apocalypse.
Is it wrong for me to agree with the side characters if they decided to kick this person out for the sake of the community? Sometimes I feel like the protagonists are kind of selfish for wanting to put their holy moral first than the survivability of the rest of the community. It's more reasonable to do this rather than sending out a completely able person just because they have a higher chance of surviving outside. Even if they kick this able person out, the elderly will meet the same end, which is death, only with a different method.
I've been thinking about this recently and it makes me worry about my morality. This is only one of my wondering thoughts and there are many instances that my personal opinion makes me question my morality in my daily life.
Of course, I know what's good and what's bad, but compared to what's logical or not, I couldn't help but agree with logic.
What about the rest of you? Moral or logic?
But sometimes it got me thinking whether moral really is more important than survivability in urgent events. Like, for example, there is a community of survivors in an apocalyptic world. Let's say that the people inside ranged from small children until elderly. Then, this group can't find any more source of food and they must lessen the people in the community. Is it wrong for me to agree that the elderly is quite a reasonable option to be kicked out. It's a different story if they contribute to the community in some way, but for the sake of argument, let's say this elderly is just an incapable old person.
We're not going to bring the topic whether this person is a good person or not. The elderly is a simple elderly who require special attention, special protection, more food, and can't do any work. Of course, as an elderly, they are also unable to create any more descendants even if they survive until the end of the apocalypse.
Is it wrong for me to agree with the side characters if they decided to kick this person out for the sake of the community? Sometimes I feel like the protagonists are kind of selfish for wanting to put their holy moral first than the survivability of the rest of the community. It's more reasonable to do this rather than sending out a completely able person just because they have a higher chance of surviving outside. Even if they kick this able person out, the elderly will meet the same end, which is death, only with a different method.
I've been thinking about this recently and it makes me worry about my morality. This is only one of my wondering thoughts and there are many instances that my personal opinion makes me question my morality in my daily life.
Of course, I know what's good and what's bad, but compared to what's logical or not, I couldn't help but agree with logic.
What about the rest of you? Moral or logic?