There was a nuclear explosion across the whole world and you, along with 9 other people, are the only survivors and you live in a bunker. If you were all to stay in the bunker, the supplies would only last for two years; but if you decide to sacrifice all but three of the people, those three people could live for many years. Most people would choose to sacrifice 7 people so that three could live longer. Why? Because they don’t necessarily consider that quality might just be better then quantity. But the decision may also be influenced by something more. Perhaps one of those people was an 80 year old woman, another was a drug addict, and someone else had no legs and didn’t have a wheelchair with them. Some people may think that since they hold no importance and probably have nothing important to offer, they would just be taking up space and using up the supplies. There is another thing that may influence the decision. A leader. In most times of crisis, someone steps forward and takes control and that person is usually the one who thinks that they have the most to offer. Since that person takes control, they then have some power over you and therefore can in some way influence your decision. How? Well because they have put him or herself in charge, the others feel like they should agree with or obey whatever they say. Let’s say the “leader” of the group say that the 7 people should be sacrificed and to figure out who will be sacrificed, everyone will have a chance to speak and afterwards there will be a vote. But what happens if you are the old lady, drug addict, or disabled person? How could you convince everyone else to save you instead of someone else? You can’t, it is next to impossible. Although if you were one of them, how would you feel? How would you then see the situation? Would you see the others as the people who deserve to live? Would you think it is fair and that you should sacrifice yourself for the others? Or would you think that just because you are old, disabled, an addict, or something else you shouldn’t be valued any different than anyone else. Personally I would think that everyone should be valued the same no matter who they are or I am. Just because someone may not have as much to offer as the person next to them, it does not mean that they should be valued differently and considered less important. So I guess what I am trying to say is that we shouldn’t value someone because of their age, looks, experience, job, health or anything else.
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